Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot... was a two page Star Trek: The Original Series comic book story, the backup feature in John Byrne's Star Trek: New Visions issue #15. It was a sequel to issue #2's "Sweet Sorrow". In this story, Janice Rand prepared to rejoin the crew of the USS Enterprise.
Summary[]
Nyota Uhura visited Janice Rand's home two years after she departed the Enterprise to care for her injured former fiancé, Andrew Calloway. He died 20 months ago, and Rand has been putting her life back together. She asked Uhura to help her return to the Enterprise.
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Characters[]
- Janice Rand • Nyota Uhura
- Referenced only
- Andrew Calloway
Starships and vehicles[]
- Referenced only
- USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)
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Science and technology[]
Other references[]
- Com-Pak • month • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • year
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Background[]
- The title is a line from the 1788 Scottish poem "Auld Lang Syne" by Robert Burns, often sung at the beginning of a new year.
- Calloway's photo was projected in a hologram in Rand's home.
Related stories[]
- TOS comic: "Sweet Sorrow" – Janice Rand departed the USS Enterprise to care for Andrew Calloway.
- TOS comic: "Home" – Rand rejoined the crew of the Enterprise as a lieutenant on stardate 6319.5.
Connections[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: The Traveler |
TOS comics | Next comic: #16: Time Out of Joint |
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External links[]
- Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot... article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.