"Passage to Moauv" was the first of 11 TOS stories produced by Peter Pan Records. It was initially released in 1975 as an audio production along with two other stories. It was subsequently packaged by itself accompanied by a 20-page comic book. This was the first of seven stories set during Captain James T. Kirk’s first five-year mission aboard the USS Enterprise and the first of six with an associated comic book.
In this story set in 2268, the USS Enterprise ferried a telepathic pet home.
Description[]
- Teaser ad promoting the initial LP release
- The crew of the Enterprise in a trio of exciting adventures on a long-playing 33 1/3 RPM disc! You'll be on the edge of your seat for the "Passage to Moauv," weep for "The Crier in Emptiness," and drink in "In Vino Veritas"! High-quality recordings, with no "warp factor"!
Summary[]
As a matter of delicate diplomacy, the starship USS Enterprise was reassigned for two weeks to ferry pet waul Ewass from Centaurus Base to his owner on Moauv, the Moauvian ambassador. The little animal was spooked in its little cage, and Dr. Leonard McCoy took it off the bridge to keep it in sickbay with their laboratory animals. En route, however, he and Prentiss accidentally knocked a corridor wall, terrifying Ewass, and they dropped its cage. The latch broke, and the waul ran off. It shredded Prentiss's left arm when he reached for it, requiring bandages and a splint. He showed Spock his arm, suggesting he be very careful, as crewmen began to search with nets.
Oddly, reports of fighting were sent to the bridge. Gebson attacked his fellow security guard out of fear and panic. Spock soon realized that the animal was telepathic, and was projecting primal panic and fear to anyone nearby that was trying to capture it. Captain James T. Kirk asked Ambassador Oavid for advice, wondering if perhaps this was some sort of prearranged test. Oavid advised tranquilizing the pet, but McCoy was unfamiliar with Moauvian pharmaceuticals.
The emergency ended when the Caitian Lieutenant M'Ress awoke in her quarters, heard Kirk and Spock fighting in the corridor, saw the frightened waul, and was able to calm the animal and pick it up. Oavid was relieved to hear that the crisis was resolved, seeing benefits of Starfleet having a diverse crew. Off-handedly, he mentioned that Ewass was pregnant and due to deliver six to ten babies before the ship arrived at Moauv.
Log entries[]
- Captain's log, stardate 5440: The Enterprise has been ordered to transport the pet waul of the Moauvian ambassador from Centaurus Base to his home world of Moauv. We are proceeding on course... as rapidly as possible.
References[]
Characters[]
- Ewass • Gebson • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Shiboline M'Ress • Oavid • Prentiss • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Unnamed USS Enterprise personnel (navigator, security officers, technicians)
- Referenced only
- Christine Chapel • Hippocrates • I-Chaya
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Beta Quadrant
- Referenced only
- Centaurus Base • Horsehead Nebula • Moauv
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Federation • Starfleet
- Referenced only
- Klingon Empire
Science and classification[]
- environmental suit • intercom • Paq LQ • Paq M • sickbay • splint • tranquilizer
Ranks and titles[]
- ambassador • captain • lieutenant • minister • veterinarian • yeoman
Occupations and titles[]
- assignment patch • bobcat • bridge • captain's log, USS Enterprise, 2268pet • corridor • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • lizard • log entry • logic • net • pregnancy • sehlat • sickbay • sleep • splint • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • telepathy • waul
Chronology[]
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- TOS - Star Trek: The Manga - Uchu comic: "Bandi" – A bandi-bear overwhelmed the Enterprise crew with negative emotions while en route from Wokkle III to Cawley Station.
- TOS audiobook: The Crier in Emptiness – An alien composed of sound inadvertently threatened the Enterprise.
- TAS episode & Log Four novelization: The Terratin Incident – Other experimental animals McCoy mentioned, such as the halofish and gossamer mouse, were seen in the animated episode.
Background[]
In-universe[]
- Kirk cited the Federation law against transporting harmful animals, first mentioned in TOS episode: "The Trouble with Tribbles".
- McCoy said he’d keep the waul in sickbay along with their other experimental animals. The experimental halo fish and gossamer mice were first seen in TAS episode: "The Terratin Incident". Other animals such as the mongcat Fuzzybutt were overseen by veterinarian Ruth Rigel in TOS novels: Vulcan!, Death's Angel.
- Centaurus was the fourth planet in the Alpha Centauri star system. Based on its name, Centaurus Base might be located near the planet’s capital city of New Athens and the New Athens Spaceport, or it might be an orbital facility.
Real-world[]
- Hikaru Sulu and Nyota Uhura were not drawn to resemble George Takei and Nichelle Nichols. The Caitian Shiboline M'Ress was depicted as a furless, blue-skinned humanoid.
- The story was similar in premise to TOS - Star Trek: The Manga - Uchu comic: "Bandi", an un-filmed TOS story outline pitched by David Gerrold in 1967 and published as a manga comic in 2008.
- Inside cover artwork promoted Peter Pan Records' adaptations of characters licensed from Marvel Comics. In particular, it featured characters from Planet of the Apes, a movie series seen by Roberta Lincoln. Peter Pan Records adapted four of the five original Apes films into comic and record sets. The USS Enterprise also crossed over into the Apes continuity in TOS comic: "The Primate Directive".
- The inside cover artwork also included Dracula. Star Trek writer and editor Marv Wolfman wrote Marvel’s Dracula comic for many years. He included the character in a cameo in TOS comic: "The Haunting of Thallus!".
- Cover art was attributed to Neal Adams. (Grand Comics Database)
- Interior art was attributed to Russ Heath (pencils) and Dick Giordano & Neal Adams (inks). (Hasslein Books)
- Credits for original artwork to pages 18, 19 and 20 were attributed to Russ Heath and Terry Austin. (Heritage Auctions)
- Artist Russ Heath said Dick Giordano had gotten the art assignment at Continuity Studios. Heath said he did two of the stories, adding Gray Morrow’s face to one of the background crewmen. (The Fifty-Year Mission: The First 25 Years, page 257) Of the four 1975 stories with comics, background characters only appeared in Passage to Moauv. The one with a mustache on page 5 resembled Morrow.
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| Published Order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: first story |
Peter Pan Records | Next story: In Vino Veritas |
| Previous story: Log Five |
Stories by: Alan Dean Foster |
Next story: In Vino Veritas |
| Chronological Order | ||
| Previous adventure: One of Our Planets Is Missing |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: In Vino Veritas |
| Previous story: One of Our Planets Is Missing |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), Year Five | Next story: In Vino Veritas |
Production history[]
- First released on Peter Pan TOS record #1 of 23, a 33-rpm LP, along with "In Vino Veritas" and "The Crier in Emptiness".
- Released as a solo story on 45-rpm record #5 accompanied by a 20-page comic book printed on thicker, whiter paper than was normal for comics at that time.
- Subsequent re-releases had cover imagery from TOS movie: The Motion Picture. The audio appeared on records #11 and 23 and the audio/comic on records #12 and #14.
- Released on audio cassette accompanied by "The Crier in Emptiness".
- September 2008
- Released on CD-ROM in The Complete Comic Book Collection. (Graphic Imaging Technologies.)
- 2 April 2020
- Reprinted in Graphic Novel Collection, Volume 106. (Eaglemoss Collections)
External links[]
- Passage to Moauv article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Passage to Moauv article at the Curt Danhauser's Guide to the Star Trek Story Records.
- Passage to Moauv article at the Grand Comics Database.