The Enterprise Murder Case!

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Writer(s):	Mike W. Barr
Artist(s):	Dave Cockrum and Klaus Janson
Publisher:	Marvel Comics
Series:	Marvel TOS #6
Published:	September 1980
Pages:	18
Stardate:	7420.1 (2270s)

Ambassador Phral was alive when he beamed up from the planet... he was dead when he reached the Enterprise! IMPOSSIBLE!

Contents 1 Background Information 1.1 Creators 2 Characters 2.1 Regular and recurring characters 2.2 Other characters 3 References 3.1 Timeline

[edit] Background Information

• This is the first stand-alone story in the Marvel Comics run.

[edit] Creators

• Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
• Writer: Mike W. Barr (credited as "Ship's Log Compiler")
• Artists:
  • Dave Cockrum (pencil art - interior and cover)
  • Klaus Janson (inking - interior and cover)
    • (both credited together as "Visual Engineering Technicians 1st Class")
  • Gaff (color art - credited as "Hue-technician")
  • Rick Parker (letter art - credited as "Recorder")
• Editors:
  • Louise Jones (editor - credited as "Captain")
  • Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief - credited as "Fleet Admiral")
  • Marian Stensgard (editorial assistant - credited as "Historian First Class")

[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 Marvel TOS characters.

[edit] Regular and recurring characters

James T. Kirk 

USS Enterprise's CO, a Starfleet captain. After a promotion to rear admiral, Kirk served as the Chief of Starfleet Operations before returning to captain's rank for the V'Ger crisis.

Spock 

Half-Vulcan former XO and science officer of Enterprise, a Starfleet commander.

Leonard McCoy 

Enterprise CMO, a Starfleet doctor with the rank of commander.

Montgomery Scott 

Enterprise chief engineer, a Starfleet commander.

Hikaru Sulu 

Enterprise helmsman, a Starfleet lieutenant commander.

Nyota Uhura 

Enterprise communications officer, a Starfleet lieutenant commander.

Pavel Chekov 

Enterprise tactical officer and security chief, a Starfleet lieutenant.

Janice Rand 

Transporter chief assigned to the Enterprise, a Starfleet CPO.

[edit] Other characters

Phral (aka Arlph)

[edit] References

USS Republic

Baton Rouge-class Federation starship that Ensign Kirk served aboard. This is one of the only times Kirk's Republic has ever been shown, here it is depicted as a Baton Rouge class ship lifted from Rick Sternbach's design in the Spaceflight Chronology. Other non-canon sources (Star Fleet Technical Manual, the novel "Republic") have contradicted this with a less-likely assertion that the Republic was Constitution-class. The Republic shown here is mistakenly listed as "NCC-1373" rather than the "NCC-1371" mentioned in TOS: "Court Martial". This registry error originated in this issue and would cross pollinate to other licensed sources, such as FASA's Star Trek Role Playing Game and Interplay's Judgment Rites.

[edit] Timeline

Previous issue: #5: "The Haunting of the Enterprise!"

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Next issue: #7: "Tomorrow or Yesterday"