Fourteenth UK Story Arc

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Writer(s):	unknown
Artist(s):	Mike Noble
Periodical:	TV21 & Joe 90 #39-44
Series:	Star Trek (UK) #14
Published:	20 June 1970 - 25 July 1970
Pages:	15
Stardate:	unknown (2266-2269)

Under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, the starship 'Enterprise' drifted through the deep space of the virtually unexplored Omega Galaxy...

Contents 1 Summary 2 Memorable quotes 3 Background 3.1 Characters 3.2 Setting and technology 3.3 Publishing history 3.4 Cover gallery 4 Appearances 4.1 Regular cast 4.2 Other characters

[edit] Summary

Kirk and Spock are plucked out of time by a collector in the far future.

[edit] Memorable quotes

"We'll take a look for ourselves. That's what our mission's all about."

- Kirk, exploring the Omega Galaxy

"Is that you, Skipper?"
"Get off the air, you madman! You're giving us away!"

- Scotty calling Kirk at an inopportune time

[edit] Background

[edit] Characters

• Kirk wears a red uniform. Scotty and Sulu wear blue ones.
• Kirk swears by Jupiter.
• Despite recording a personal testimony of Spock's life story, Palnak still calls Spock "Earthman".

[edit] Setting and technology

• There are few clues as to the timing of this story. Uhura wears a red uniform, so it must take place after "Mudd's Women" (2266), but before Arex comes aboard (2269).
• The Omega Galaxy is likely just a region of the Milky Way Galaxy labeled or classified as Omega.
• Kirk orders a 'questing missile' to probe the planet.
• Uhura automatically hails the planet on all frequencies; this seems to conflict with the Prime Directive.
• The Enterprise is said to make a "routine orbital descent".
• Kirk and Spock beam down to a random location without first scanning for cities.
• The planet's animal life includes birds and an armadillo-like creature.
• Kirk activates a translator built into his communicator.
• Palnak built his museum around the 2760s (500 years old), and he lives approximately in the 3260s (1000 years from Kirk's 'present').
• Rather than an earpiece, Uhura wear headphones with a built-in microphone.
• The science station gives Sulu a printout.
• Palnak's time travel method uses a 'sonic vibrator'. It is described as a 'disintegration and transportation process', which could be some form of temporal transporter.
• Scotty takes two shuttlecraft (including the Galileo) to the planet with at least sixteen security men, all wearing blue.

[edit] Publishing history

None of the UK weekly stories had titles. Each installment was two pages in length.

• Part 1: TV21 & Joe 90 #39, 20 June 1970
• Part 2: TV21 & Joe 90 #40, 27 June 1970
• Part 3: TV21 & Joe 90 #41, 4 July 1970
• Part 4: TV21 & Joe 90 #42, 11 July 1970
• Part 5: TV21 & Joe 90 #43, 18 July 1970
• Part 6: TV21 & Joe 90 #44, 25 July 1970

[edit] Cover gallery

TV21 & Joe 90 #41: INTO THE SPACETRAP! See STAR TREK inside...

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Regular cast

• Captain James T. Kirk
• Montgomery Scott
• Spock
• Hikaru Sulu
• Uhura

[edit] Other characters

• Palnak the Ageless One, aka "The Collector"

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