Changes: A Piece of Reaction

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Real world article
(written from a Production point of view)

Our most offbeat tale ever!
Warning: This is not a holodeck gone-wild story!!

Background information

This is the final issue of the series.
It features a follow-up to TOS: "A Piece of the Action". This was one of the concepts investigated for a 30th anniversary show on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but "Trials and Tribble-ations" was done instead, revisiting TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles".
Dr. Crusher introduces Data as a "South American", just as he was introduced in TNG: "The Big Goodbye".
The issue is dedicated to Harold D. Martin (1924-1997), father of Michael A. Martin.
The "previously in…" section at the front of the comic features a brief summary of the episode as opposed to the events of the prior issue.
Data claims that, according to Captain James T. Kirk's log entry, Bela Okmyx was beamed aboard the USS Enterprise in 2268. However, in "A Piece of the Action", Okmyx never left the surface of Sigma Iotia II. It was in fact Jojo Krako who was beamed aboard the ship.

Creators

Writers:
- Michael A. Martin
- Andy Mangels
Artists:
- Ron Randall (pencil art – interior and cover)
- Art Nichols (inking – interior and cover)
- Kevin Tinsley (color art)
- Phil Felix (letter art)
Editors:
- Tim Tuohy
- Chip Carter (editorial assistant – credited as "starfleet")
- Bob Harras (editor in chief)

Characters

Jean-Luc Picard: Captain of the USS Enterprise-E.
William T. Riker: First officer of the USS Enterprise-E.
Data: Android officer. Introduced as a "South American".
Deanna Troi: Ship's counselor.
Dr. Beverly Crusher: Chief medical officer.
Geordi La Forge: Chief engineer.
Admiral Sonny: Leader of the Iotian gold-shirts.
Tepo: A gold-shirt lieutenant.
James T. Kirk: Captain of the USS Enterprise.

References

Previous issue:	Series	Next issue:
#9: "Trekkers"	Star Trek Unlimited	Final issue in series

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 {{Sidebar comic|
-| image             = piece reaction comic.jpg
+|image      = piece reaction comic.jpg
-| Writer            = [[Dan Abnett]] & [[Ian Edginton]]
+|writer     = [[Michael A. Martin]] & [[Andy Mangels]]
-| Artist            = [[Ron Randall]] and [[Art Nichols]]
+|artist     = [[Ron Randall]] and [[Art Nichols]]
-| Publisher         = [[Marvel Comics]]
+|publisher  = [[Marvel Comics]]
-| Editor            = [[Tim Tuohy]]
+|editor     = [[Tim Tuohy]]
-| Series            = [[Star Trek Unlimited]] #10
+|series     = [[Star Trek Unlimited]] #10
-| Published         = {{m|July|1998}}
+|published  = {{m|July|1998}}
-| Pages             = 42
+|pages      = 42
-| Year              = [[2371]]
+|year       = [[2373]]
-| Stardate          = 50812.8
+|stardate   = 50812.8
 }}
 ''Our most offbeat tale ever!''<br />
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-==Memorable Quotes==
+==Memorable quotes==
 -->
-== Background Information ==
+== Background information ==
 * This is the final issue of the series.
-* It features a follow-up to {{TOS|A Piece of the Action}}.  This was one of the concepts investigated for a 30th anniversary show on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', but {{e|Trials and Tribble-ations}} was done instead, revisiting {{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}}.
+* It features a follow-up to {{TOS|A Piece of the Action}}. This was one of the concepts investigated for a 30th anniversary show on {{s|DS9}}, but {{e|Trials and Tribble-ations}} was done instead, revisiting {{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}}.
-* [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Beverly Crusher|Crusher]] introduces [[Data]] as a "South American", just as he was introduced in {{TNG|The Big Goodbye}}.
+* [[Dr.]] [[Beverly Crusher|Crusher]] introduces [[Data]] as a "South American", just as he was introduced in {{TNG|The Big Goodbye}}.
 * The issue is dedicated to Harold D. Martin (1924-1997), father of Michael A. Martin.
-* The "previously in..." section at the front of the comic features a brief summary of the episode as opposed to the events of the prior issue.
+* The "previously in&hellip;" section at the front of the comic features a brief summary of the episode as opposed to the events of the prior issue.
+* Data claims that, according to Captain [[James T. Kirk]]'s log entry, [[Bela Okmyx]] was beamed aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in [[2268]]. However, in "A Piece of the Action", Okmyx never left the surface of [[Sigma Iotia II]]. It was in fact [[Jojo Krako]] who was beamed aboard the ship.
 === Creators ===
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 ** [[Andy Mangels]]
 * Artists:
-** [[Ron Randall]] (pencil art - interior and cover)
+** [[Ron Randall]] (pencil art &ndash; interior and cover)
-** [[Art Nichols]] (inking - interior and cover)
+** [[Art Nichols]] (inking &ndash; interior and cover)
 ** [[Kevin Tinsley]] (color art)
 ** [[Phil Felix]] (letter art)
 * Editors:
 ** [[Tim Tuohy]]
-** [[Chip Carter]] (editorial assistant - credited as "starfleet")
+** [[Chip Carter]] (editorial assistant &ndash; credited as "starfleet")
 ** [[Bob Harras]] (editor in chief)
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 ; [[Jean-Luc Picard]] : Captain of the USS ''Enterprise''-E.
 ; [[William T. Riker]] : First officer of the USS ''Enterprise''-E.
-; [[Data]] : Android officer.  Introduced as a "South American".
+; [[Data]] : Android officer. Introduced as a "South American".
 ; [[Deanna Troi]] : Ship's counselor.
-; [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Beverly Crusher]] : Chief Medical Officer.
+; [[Dr.]] [[Beverly Crusher]] : Chief medical officer.
-; [[Geordi La Forge]] : Chief Engineer.
+; [[Geordi La Forge]] : Chief engineer.
-; Admiral Sonny : Leader of the Iotian Gold-shirts.
+; [[Iotian tough kid|Admiral Sonny]] : Leader of the Iotian gold-shirts.
-; Tepo : A Gold-shirt lieutenant.
+; Tepo : A gold-shirt lieutenant.
 ; [[James T. Kirk]] : Captain of the USS ''Enterprise''.
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 |next        = {{final|issue}}
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