Real world article
(written from a production point of view)
For the VOY episode with a similar title, please see "Blood Fever".
The Romulans are back… and Saavik's in trouble!
The Origin of Saavik (Part 2 of 2)
Summary[]
Saavik meets up with Xon. Xon is posing as a Romulan to learn about a new weapon threatening the Federation. Xon is discovered and captured by the Romulans. The USS Enterprise finds Saavik and rescues Xon before luring the Romulans into the barrier at the edge of the galaxy.
Background information[]
- Takes place immediately before the events of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
- The story completes the story from the previous issue.
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)
- Joe Orlando (cover art – inking)
- 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
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