The Corbomite Effect!

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Writer(s):	Mike Carlin
Artist(s):	Tom Sutton and Ricardo Villagran
Publisher:	DC Comics
Series:	DC TOS volume 1 #42
Published:	September 1987
Pages:	23
Stardate:	8953.7 to 8954.3 (2280s)

Sabotage... or Gremlins?

Contents 1 Background Information 1.1 Creators 2 Characters 2.1 Regular and recurring characters 2.2 Other characters 2.2.1 Mentioned 3 References

[edit] Background Information

• This is one of only a very few Star Trek comics ever to feature a non-canon secondary character on the cover without any members of the main cast being present. The image depicts Engineer Debbie Upton on her fateful spacewalk.

[edit] Creators

• Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
• Writer: Mike Carlin
• Artists:
  • Tom Sutton (pencil art)
  • Ricardo Villagran (ink art)
  • Michele Wolfman (color art)
  • Agustin Mas (letter art)
  • Joe Brozowski (cover pencil art)
  • Bob Lewis (cover ink art)
• Editor: Robert Greenberger

[edit] Characters

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in DC TOS volume 1 characters.

[edit] Regular and recurring characters

James T. Kirk 

USS Enterprise-A commanding officer, a Starfleet captain.

Spock 

Vulcan Half-Vulcan Starfleet captain serving as Enterprise-A exec and science officer.

Leonard McCoy 

Enterprise-A CMO, a Starfleet commander.

Montgomery Scott 

Starfleet captain serving as Enterprise-A chief engineer.

Pavel Chekov 

Enterprise-A security chief, a Starfleet commander.

Uhura 

Enterprise-A communications officer, a Starfleet commander.

Hikaru Sulu 

Enterprise-A helmsman, a Starfleet commander.

M'Ress 

Enterprise-A science officer. M'Ress appeared in two panels but had no dialog.

The President.

Federation president (see unnamed Federation president) 

The Federation President. The President contacted the crew of the Enterprise-A personally shortly thereafter their light-marker visit to have them investigate the current condition of Gamma Trianguli VI.

[edit] Other characters

Codobach (β) 

Starfleet commander, with yellow uniform insignia patches, assigned to bridge command on the ship's night watch. Codobach was an alien with lizard-like green skin, bulbous pink eyes and a toothy snout.

Grosdun

Starfleet pilot, with gray uniform insignia patches, assigned to the helm on the ship's night watch. Grosdun was an alien with pink skin, and a bulbous cone-shaped skull.

Ludlo (β) 

Female Starfleet officer with green hair and blue goggles who gave the helm to Sulu when the day watch arrived.

Beel

Red-haired Starfleet officer who gave tactical to Chekov when the day watch arrived.

Debbie Upton 

Starfleet engineer. Debbie was a redhead in the comic, but was blonde on the cover.

Morlov 

Starfleet engineering cadet.

Communications officer 

Night watch communications officer. This officer was an alien with a noseless yellow face.

[edit] Mentioned

Hector o' th' Clyde 

Ancient Scottish gremlin of myth.

[edit] References

Bon-Wan's Light Marker 

Abandoned space buoy.

USS Enterprise-A.

USS Enterprise-A 

Federation starship.

Gamma Trianguli VI.

Gamma Trianguli VI

Planet

gremlin 

Scotty takes to referring to gremlins as "corbomites".

pyro units 

The ship's fire-fighting personnel.

Scotland

Scotland Tech. 

Scotty's mother's alma mater was Scotland Tech.

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