The Final Mission! — "The Final Voyage" was the second TOS annual published by DC Comics during their first series. Released in September 1986, it was written by Mike W. Barr and inked by Bob Smith. This story about the end of the USS Enterprise's five-year mission followed the previous annual's first mission, "All Those Years Ago...". This was the sole Star Trek story pencilled by Dan Jurgens.
Description[]
- Revealed at last: The final mission of the Enterprise.
Summary[]
Log entries[]
- Captain's log, USS Kobayashi Maru II, stardate 5995.7.
- On deep-space patrol, the USS Kobayashi Maru II has received a priority-1 emergency call.
- Captain's log, USS Enterprise, stardate 5996.5.
- On a charting mission on the outer rim of our sector, we await word from Starfleet Command — a message crucial to the crew and well-being of the Enterprise.
- Captain's log, stardate 5997.7.
- Our return to Earth has been delayed by the necessity of a short stopover at Starbase 10, to pick up the officer assigned to oversee the Enterprise during her refitting. I am of course anxious to meet this officer, and Mr. Scott plans to pick up some new hologram tapes for the ship's recreation room.
- Captain's log, supplemental.
- With our errands at Starbase 10 completed, we are heading for Earth at maximum warp. Despite our speed, however, with Commander Decker aboard, it promises to be a long trip.
- Captain's log, supplemental.
- I have begun to introduce Commander Decker to the Enterprise crew. I'm afraid he won't make this easy for himself, but I must bear in mind Dr. McCoy's earlier advice.
- Captain's log, supplemental.
- The crew's anticipation at returning home can barely be contained. Tonight, Mr. Spock has the conn, so Engineer Scott, Dr. McCoy and myself may continue an ancient Starfleet custom, dating back to old Earth... the "initiation" of crewmen who are returning from their first deep-space tours of duty.
- Captain's log, stardate 5998.9.
- In an attempt to learn how the Enterprise could have been surrounded by three Klingon warships, I have ordered a full sensor scan... and find myself confronted by another mystery!
- Talos IV! The only planet in the known galaxy proscribed under General Order 7… the only remaining death penalty in Starfleet law!
- Captain's log, supplemental.
- If the Klingons have found a way to harness the Talosians' illusory powers, it could spell disaster for the Federation. Spock's own mental abilities may prove valuable if such is the case… but I can also sense his concern for his former commander, Captain Christopher Pike, one of the only two Human residents of this planet!
- Captain's log, supplemental.
- Working frantically, trying to complete our task before the Klingons discover our absence, I have assisted Dr. McCoy in the concoction of a special formula...
- Captain's log, supplemental.
- The Klingon warships have been disabled, and Starfleet notified. Mr. Spock has freed the captive Talosians, who have regained control of their planet.
- Captain's log, stardate 5999.9.
- We are nearing Earth, awaiting docking instructions from Starfleet. I wonder if Earth has changed very much in the years away, if —
- Captain's log, stardate 6000.0.
- We are home... and I find the pleasure of homecoming mingled with the pain of saying good-bye.
- Is McCoy right? Will I stagnate behind an admiral's desk? I don't think so... Still, perhaps the most important part of my life has been spent aboard this ship. It is difficult to believe that I will never captain her again... Perhaps this is not an end, after all, but rather, a beginning.
References[]
Characters[]
- Pavel Chekov • Willard Decker • Hale • Kamar • James T. Kirk • Koloth, son of Lasshar • Leonard McCoy • Christopher Pike • Montgomery Scott • Spock • George Stocker • Hikaru Sulu • Talosian Magistrate • Nyota Uhura • Vina • unnamed USS Enterprise personnel (yeoman, crewmen, bridge crew) • unnamed Klingons • unnamed Starfleet personnel (Andorian, transporter chief)
- Referenced only
- Matthew Decker • Amanda Grayson • Edith Keeler • Joanna McCoy • Peter the Great • Hideki Tojo • Jocelyn Treadway
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Kobayashi Maru II (Miranda-class cruiser) • truck • Zachary Taylor • unnamed D7 class starships
- Referenced only
- USS Constellation (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)
Locations[]
- Earth (Earth Spacedock • Luna) • the galaxy • Starbase 10 • Talos IV • unnamed planets
- Referenced only
- Alpha Centauri • Carnellia VII • Earth (Mount Fuji • Russia) • Gamma Hydra IV • Vulcan • Wrigley's Pleasure Planet
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- antidote • auto destruct • charting • communicator • holo-tape • hologram • holographic projector • intercom • laboratory • life support • machinery • PADD • scanner • sedative • shields • starship • stimulant • tape • tractor beam • tricorder • viewscreen • weapon • wheelchair
Lifeforms[]
Materials and substances[]
- acid • adrenaline • atmosphere • blood • gas • matter • water
Weapons[]
- disruptor • disruptor rifle • mek'leth • neuralizer • phaser • photon torpedo
Ranks and titles[]
- admiral • captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • Chief of Starfleet Operations • commander • commanding officer • commodore • communications officer • crewman • czar • doctor • engineer • ensign • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • helmsman • lieutenant • medicine man • officer • science officer • second officer • soldier • spy
Other references[]
- anatomy • assignment patch • asteroid • beam • boot • bridge • bridge crew • captain's log, USS Enterprise, 2270 • chain • cliff • clothing • cosmos • death penalty • devil • endocrine system • energy • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • five-year mission • foods and beverages • freighter • galaxy • General Order 7 • handshake • hologram • hospital • illusion • initiation • Klingon uniform • Klingonese • Kolinahr • landing party • language • logic • marriage • miniskirt • money • month • mountain • mustache • mutiny • orbit • pajamas • pants • penny • planet • priority-1 emergency call • races and cultures • rank • recreation room • refit • resignation • science • second • sector • shore leave • sickbay • skiing • space • spacedock • star • star system • starbase • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • Starfleet uniform (early 2270s) • technology • telepathy • time • title • transporter room • tunic • uniform • universe • Vulcan mind touch • war • warp factor (warp two • maximum warp) • weapon • year
Timeline[]
Set near Prime Directive, Black Fire and The Lost Years.
Chronology[]
Production history[]
- September 1986
- First published by DC Comics.
- 1991
- Collected in the omnibus The Best of Star Trek. (DC Comics)
- 26 March 2020
- Reprinted in Graphic Novel Collection #105. (Eaglemoss)
Appendices[]
Errata[]
- As Kamar subjected Willard Decker to illusions of being haunted by the dead crew of Matthew Decker's USS Constellation, Decker's ship was misidentified as the USS Constitution.
Related stories[]
Other "final mission" stories appeared in:
- Allegiance in Exile
- "A Bright Particular Star"
- Crucible
- Forgotten History
- The Lost Years
- "Mission's End"
Images[]
Cover image.
Willard Decker with Spock.
Neuralizer torturing Christopher Pike.
Carnellian acid-snakes threaten Pavel Chekov.
USS Kobayashi Maru II destroyed.
The Zachary Taylor.
Handshake closeup.
Connections[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: #1: All Those Years Ago... |
TOS comics (DC Comics, Series One Annuals) | Next comic: #3: Retrospect |
| Previous story: All Those Years Ago... |
Stories by: Mike W. Barr |
Next story: The Voyage Home |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Mission's End, Issue 5 Mission's End |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Provenance of Shadows Crucible Chapters 24 and 26 |
| Previous story: Trekkers |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) | Next story: Black Fire |
External link[]
- The Final Voyage article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.