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| Author: | Unknown |
| Publisher: | Peter Pan Records |
| Series: | Star Trek Story Records #10 |
| Published: | 1979 |
| Running Time: | Approx. 14 Minutes |
| Comic Pages: | 22 |
| Year: | 2260s |
| Stardates: | Unknown |
Summary
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Memorable Quotes
If the ship's computers say that there's life on this planet, I believe it. They have never been wrong before.
Gems! The entire wall is made up of rare gems!
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I'm rich!... I mean we're rich. Who would have thought such a savage planet would hold such riches?! Captain Kirk you must destroy the monsters out there and claim this world in the name of the Federation!
Well, another solar system explored and another inhabited planet signed up as a member of the Federation. I would say it was a job well done.
Background Information
- This episode does not start with an entry in the Captain's log, but instead with a narrated scene. The whole episode is heavily narrated.
- Spock implies that the stardate system begins in the year 2000.
- The crew is dressed in uniforms from Star Trek: The Motion Picture in the comic book that accompanied some releases.
Releases
- This story was released three times during the Peter Pan Records run. It could be found on Records #15, #20, and #23.
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 Peter Pan Records characters.
Regular and recurring
- James T. Kirk
- USS Enterprise's commanding officer, a Starfleet rear admiral who has retained a captain's rank.
- Spock
- Half-Vulcan Enterprise XO and science officer, a Starfleet commander.
- Leonard McCoy
- Enterprise CMO, a Starfleet doctor with the rank of commander.
- Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
- Starfleet commander serving as Enterprise chief engineer.
- Hikaru Sulu
- Enterprise helmsman, a Starfleet officer. Sulu, referred to as the resident Enterprise "history buff", is called "ensign" in this story, despite canon prductions establishing he should have been a lieutenant commander by this point in time. Sulu was never referred to as ensign at any point in canon.
- Pavel Chekov
- Enterprise tactical officer, a Starfleet lieutenant.
- Frank Tanka
- Security officer on the Enterprise.
Others
References
- Oblik system
- A distant star system of planets
- Pterodactyl
- A prehistoric bird, impervious to phaser fire.
- Tyrannosaurus Rex
- King of the dinosaurs, the most ferocious and powerful flesh-eating creature Earth has ever known.
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