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"Behind Enemy Lines!" (New Frontiers Chapter 6 / The Mirror Universe Saga part 6 of 8)
Background information[]
- This story was reprinted in the paperback The Mirror Universe Saga.
- Takes place between the events of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
- Most of the mirror counterparts of Kirk and crew are sedated and out of sight.
- This issue shows a Klingon Bird-of-Prey firing while cloaked. Six years later, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country showed the same thing, for the "first" time, on screen.
- The name of the Klingon homeworld is given as "Kash" in this series.
- A "Constellation-class" starship of the Empire is briefly shown, closely resembling and apparently meant to be Constitution-class.
Creators[]
- Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
- Writer: Mike W. Barr
- Artists:
- Tom Sutton (pencil art – interior and cover)
- Ricardo Villagran (inking – interior)
- Michele Wolfman (color art)
- John Costanza (letter art)
- Rick Magyar (inking – cover art)
- Editor: Marv Wolfman
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.
- James T. Kirk
- Spock
- Leonard McCoy
- Montgomery Scott
- Hikaru Sulu
- Uhura
- Pavel Chekov
- Saavik
- Konom
- William Bearclaw
Mirror universe characters[]
- Spock
- David Marcus
- Mirror counterpart of David Marcus.
- Marlena Moreau
- Blaine
- Terran Empire captain
- Dr. Pedersen
- scientist, responsible for creating an ion induction field and other devices used by the Terran Empire
- Klingon captain
- CO of the Ravager
- [apparently a K't'inga-class battle cruiser]
- Kahless IV
- Klingon emperor
- unnamed Imperial Starfleet officers and personnel
- unnamed Klingon officers, soldiers and scientists
References[]
Constellation-class starship; ISS; Farragut, USS; K't'inga-class; Klingon Bird-of-Prey; mirror universe; USS Excelsior; Vulcan
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