"The Romulans have retreated, Captain Spock! We're safe!"—"The Trouble with Transporters!" was a TOS comic, the 26th issue of the DC Comics TOS volume 1.
Summary[]
- Captain's log, stardate 8892.3
- The Surak has been assigned the study of the planet Verdee, recently discovered and explored by the crew of the USS Excelsior. We have, unfortunately, arrived at Verdee too late for a reunion with my friends aboard that ship. (Spock)
First officer Brinks balks at Spock having assigned Felicia Mello to the landing party, calling him a half-breed to the bridge crew. Privately, Spock admonishers her for the unprofessional behavior and assigns her to man the transporter. In the transporter room, Spock meets Dr. Chu-sa, who is carrying a medkit and a long staff, and Dr. Garace, who has brought a bike he built himself, hoping it will allow him to cover more ground than by walking. Mello arrives late. Oddly, when Brinks beams them down, Mello does not rematerialize with them. Kevin McCarthy and a group of technicians fully inspect the system and find nothing wrong with it. The landing party scours the area, and Garace scouts further on his bike. In the meantime, Spock disallows use the transporter. Mello's friends start rumors that Brinks deliberately harmed Mello, and Brinks fears nobody would believe that she wasn't at fault.
- Captain's log, stardate 8892.5
- The Excelsior has received an urgent message from Starfleet regarding the USS Surak, currently in orbit around Verdee, a planet we recently left... (James T. Kirk)
- Commander's log, stardate 8892.5
- In view of recent events aboard the USS Surak, I have decided to resign my rank as a commander in Starfleet. (Brinks)
Moments after recording the log entry, she's frightened by an apparition of Mello appearing in her quarters. On the planet, Garace returns, carrying his bike, which had been wrecked by a group of intruders who'd ambushed and knocked him out. Soon the whole team is being shot at. Aboard the ship, McCarthy barges into Brinks' quarters and urges her to do something to help the landing party. She tells her computer not to transmit the resignation, and instead defies Spock's orders and beams down with a dozen type M30 phasers. Garace is thrilled to see the weapons, but Brinks wasn't with them. Moments laters she floats above them like a ghost, and Chu-sa reads her lips – their attackers are Romulan.
McCarthy reports that an energy plasma intercepted their transporter beams, causing the malfunctions. Surak sensors track the source of the plasma, and Spock has McCarthy launch a probe at it as a distraction. The Romulans don't notice as the Surak team beams in the midst of their research station. Garace starts punching them, angered that they wrecked his bike. Chu-sa shoots a Romulan diving at Garace, and soon they have apprehended all of the intruders. Garace and Spock tinker with the Romulan equipment and manage to restore Mello and Brinks. Spock wonders aloud whether Brinks deserves a commendation for saving them or a court martial for insubordination.
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Characters[]
Regular characters[]
Other characters[]
- Brinks • Chu-sa • Corwin • Garace • Kevin McCarthy • Felicia Mello • Singer
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Locations[]
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- communicator • computer • Romulan disruptor rifle (disruptor) • glasses • M30 phaser (phaser) • plasma • power pack • probe • sensor • transporter • transporter disruptor • warp drive
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Other references[]
- captain's log (captain's log, USS Surak • captain's log, USS Excelsior) • commander's log • court martial • energy • flora • log entry • plasma • landing party • lifeform • rank • research station • Starfleet uniform (2278-2350s) • starship • transporter malfunction
Appendices[]
Background[]
- Although Romulans are commonly known to use disruptors, the landing party identifies the blast that disabled Garace's bicycle as a phaser beam. This could be a result of the party's lack of awareness that they were facing a disruptor-using force.
- Singer was visible at the helm on the splash page, but had no dialogue. Her name was revealed in "Death Ship!"
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Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: #25: Double Blind, Part II Double Blind |
TOS comics (DC Comics, Series One) |
Next comic: #27: Around the Clock |
| Previous story: Dreamworld |
Stories by: Bob Rozakis |
Next story: latest story |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Double Blind, Part II |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Around the Clock |
External link[]
- The Trouble with Transporters! article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.