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Star Trek: Early Voyages was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics, running for seventeen issues from February 1997 until June 1998. This series was one of the most popular of Marvel's brief stint of Star Trek publishing; however, it was canceled unceremoniously in the middle of a cliffhanger.

Set ten years before Kirk's five-year mission, this series showcases the adventures of the Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike.

A contemporary collection of the series was not released; however, IDW Publishing released the entire series as Star Trek Omnibus volume 2 in 2009; the series was also collected in volumes 9, 18, and 30 of the Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection in 2017 and 2018.

Creators

Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
Writers:
- Ian Edginton & Dan Abnett (#1-17)
Pencilers:
- Patrick Zircher (#1-8, #13-15)
- Michael Collins (#9-12)
- Javier Pulido (#16-17)
Inkers:
- Greg Adams (#1-12)
- Steve Moncuse (#13-17)
Colorists:
- Marie Javins (#1-9, #11-17)
- Matt Webb (#10)
Letterers:
- Janice Chiang (#1-17)
- The Human Touch (#14-17)
Editor:
- Bobbie Chase (#1-17)
- Bob Harras (#1-17 - editor-in-chief)

Issues

Characters

Early Voyages characters

References

Robert April; Carythea; Kaaj; Klingons; Kristopher; Shane Samson; targ; Temazi; Virka.

External link

Star Trek: Early Voyages at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-| colspan="2" style="text-align: center" | [[Image:Early1.JPG|200px|Issue #1 "Flesh of My Flesh."]]
+| image             = Flesh of My Flesh.jpg
+| Publisher         = [[Marvel Comics]]
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+| Published         = {{m|February|1997}} to {{m|June|1998}}
-| class="odd" | Editor:
+| Issues            = 17
-| class="even" | [[Bobbie Chase]]
+| Year              = [[2254]]
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-| class="odd" | Publisher:
+'''''Star Trek: Early Voyages''''' was a [[comics|comic book]] series published by [[Marvel Comics]], running for seventeen issues from {{m|February|1997}} until {{m|June|1998}}. This series was one of the most popular of Marvel's brief stint of ''[[Star Trek]]'' publishing; however, it was canceled unceremoniously in the middle of a cliffhanger.
-| class="even" | [[Marvel Comics]]
-|-
-| class="odd" | Published:
-| class="even" | 1997-02 to 1998-06
-|-
-| class="odd" | Issues:
-| class="even" | 17
-|-
-| class="odd" | Year:
-| class="even" | [[2254]]
-|-
-| class="odd" | Stardates:
-| class="even" |
-|}
-Series of comics and books published by Whitman, Gold Key and Golden Press.
+Set ten years before [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s [[five-year mission]], this series showcases the adventures of the ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]]'' under the command of {{dis|Captain|rank}} [[Christopher Pike]].
-==Premise==
-'''''Star Trek: Early Voyages''''' was a [[comics|comic book]] series published by [[Marvel Comics]], running for 17 issues from February 1997 until June 1998. This series was one of the most popular of Marvel's brief stint of'' Star Trek ''publishing, however it was canceled unceremoniously in the middle of a cliffhanger.
-Ten years before [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s [[five-year mission]], this series showcases the adventures of the'' [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]] ''under the command of Captain [[Christopher Pike]].
+A contemporary collection of the series was not released; however, [[IDW Publishing]] released the entire series as [[Star Trek Omnibus volume 2|''Star Trek Omnibus'' volume 2]] in {{y|2009}}; the series was also collected in volumes 9, 18, and 30 of the ''[[Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection]]'' in {{y|2017}} and {{y|2018}}.
-===Characters===
-*[[Early Voyages characters]]
-==Creators==
+== Creators ==
+<div class="appear">
 * Based on ''[[TOS|Star Trek]]'' created by [[Gene Roddenberry]]
 * Writers:
-** [[Ian Edginton]] and [[Dan Abnett]] (#17)
+** [[Ian Edginton]] & [[Dan Abnett]] (#1-17)
-* Pencillers:
+* Pencilers:
-** [[Patrick Zircher]]
+** [[Patrick Zircher]] (#1-8, #13-15)
-** [[Michael Collins]]
+** [[Michael Collins]] (#9-12)
-** [[Javier Pulido]] (#17)
+** [[Javier Pulido]] (#16-17)
 * Inkers:
-** [[Greg Adams]]
+** [[Greg Adams]] (#1-12)
-** [[Steve Moncuse]] (#17)
+** [[Steve Moncuse]] (#13-17)
 * Colorists:
-** Marie Javins (#17)
+** [[Marie Javins]] (#1-9, #11-17)
+** [[Matt Webb]] (#10)
-* Editors:
+* Letterers:
-** [[Bobbie Chase]] (#17)
+** [[Janice Chiang]] (#1-17)
+** [[The Human Touch]] (#14-17)
+* Editor:
+** [[Bobbie Chase]] (#1-17)
+** [[Bob Harras]] (#1-17 - editor-in-chief)
+</div>
-==Issues==
+== Issues ==
+# "[[Flesh of My Flesh]]"
-#[[Flesh of My Flesh]] : Issue #1 (1997-02) : In the first issue of the Early Voyages series, the ''Enterprise'' encounters a large living starship inhabited by a strange life-force; it kidnaps Captain Pike and absorbs him, forcing him to relive memories until he is freed by his crew. He has flashbacks to many earlier missions dealing with his early days on ''Enterprise''.
+# "[[The Fires of Pharos]]"
-#[[The Fires of Pharos]]: Issue #2 : The Enterprise discovers that the planet Pharos is rich in Dilithium. This is the first issue that introduces Pike's arch enemy "Kaaj"
+# "[[Our Dearest Blood]]"
-#[[Our Dearest Blood]]: Issue #3 : This issue depicts the landing on Rigel VII mentioned in [[TOS]]:"[[The Cage]]" and the death of Yeoman Dermot Cusack.
+# "[[Nor Iron Bars a Cage]]"
-#[[Nor Iron Bars a Cage]]: Issue #4 : This issue adapts the script of "The Cage," except this story is told completely through the eyes of new crewmember Yeoman J.M. Colt.
+# "[[Cloak & Dagger]]"
-#[[Cloak and Dagger, Part I]]: Issue #5. While searching for a missing starship, Pike and his crew find a lost Vulcan colony. Descendants of Vulcans who left the homeworld during Surak's reformation, they have retained their warrior heritage. A splinter faction has taken control of the Cortez, installed their own weapons, and attack the Enterprise.
+# "[[Cloak and Dagger, Part 2 of 2]]"
-#[[Cloak and Dagger, Part II]]: Issue #6. While Pike and his landing party are virtually prisoners of the lost colony of Vulcans, Number One must engage renegade Vulcan commander Tagok aboard the stolen starship Cortez. Meanwhile, Matriarch T'Kell plans to use a world-devastating weapon on Tagok and force Pike to take her people back to Vulcan as conquerors.
+# "[[The Flat, Gold Forever]]"
-#[[The Flat Gold Forever]]: Issue #7. Kaaj (Early Voyages #2) lures Pike from the Enterprise to satisfy his blood-debt, but loses him on a remote farming planet. While Kaaj recklessly sacrifices his crew and anyone else who gets in the way of killing Pike, the Enterprise receives Pike's coordinates from an untracable transmission.
+# "[[Immortal Wounds]]"
-#[[Immortal Wounds]]: Issue #8. While providing medical relief on Neyda Prime, Dr. Boyce is arrested for the murder of a wealthy businessman. Toluk, a Vulcan ambassador, agrees to represent Boyce before the authorities. A mind meld reveals the reason why Boyce has become a killer.
+# "[[One of a Kind]]"
-#[[One of a Kind]]: Issue #9. Nano is recalled home to Liria following the tragic deaths of several members of the Lirin Unity. While Nano tries to reintegrate into Lirin society, his crewmates tour the area, discovering a danger to Liria whose inhabitants are reluctant and ill-equipped to confront.
-#[[The Fallen, Part One]]
+# "[[The Fallen, Part One]]"
-#[[The Fallen, Part Two]]
+# "[[The Fallen, Part Two]]"
-#[[Futures]]
+# "[[Futures, Part One]]"
+# "[[Future Tense]]"
-#[[Future Tense (comic)|Future Tense]]: Issue #13. Yeoman Colt finds herself transported into an alternate future, chased by Starfleet security into the arms of a Jim Kirk. In this alternate future, Kirk was assigned to the Enterprise after Colt's disappearance and eventually quit Starfleet. Now he's a freighter captain with an exotic crew and Scotty as his engineer. To help Colt get back to her own time, Kirk must take his ship into Klingon space and meet General Chang (ST:VI TUC).
+# "[[Futures]]"
-#[[Past Imperfect (Early Voyages)|Past Imperfect]]: Issue #14. Kirk's freighter, the Bounty, is damaged. Pike and the Enterprise drive the Klingons away, but he isn't happy to see Kirk, and astonished to see Colt. Saavik discovers that Colt's temporal integrity is decaying and must be returned to her own timeline before she dies. Pike commits to following Kirk's plan and reenters Klingon territory. Captain Robbins, Pike's Number One, now in command of her own ship, is ordered to intercept and destroy the Enterprise. Chang returns, looking for an eye for an eye.
+# "[[Now and Then]]"
-#[[Now and Then]]: Issue #15. Arriving back at Algol to try and help Colt restore the timeline, the Enterprise is battered by a Klingon task force. Even with help from Excaliber, the Federation ships take a beating. Meanwhile, Kirk and his crew accompany Colt to the planet, with hope of returning her to the past.
+# "[[Thanatos]]"
-#[[Thanatos]]: Issue #16 : On a covert mission disguised as a native, Pike and his away team must learn what the Klingons are planning for the people of Temazi. Meanwhile, Admiral Robert April is aboard the Enterprise, unhappy with the ship's officers and morale. Both Starfleet and the Klingons are looking for a cache of advanced weapons. The search brings Pike in conflict with an old enemy, Kaaj.
+# "{{dis|Nemesis|comic}}"
-#[[Nemesis (comic)]]: Issue #17 (1998-06) : The xenophobic Temazi discover the disguised Starfleet and Klingon crew among them and everyone must fight for their lives. In orbit, Number One must deal with the Klingons and April's disapproval. Meanwhile, the Temazi unleash the hidden weapons.
-==References==
+== Characters ==
+* [[Early Voyages characters]]
+== References ==
 [[Robert April]]; Carythea; Kaaj; [[Klingon]]s; Kristopher; Shane Samson; [[targ]]; Temazi; Virka.
+== External link ==
-[[Category:Comics|Early Voyages]]
+* {{mbeta-title}}
+[[Category:Comic series|Early Voyages]]