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Summary[]
- This month, two stories from different ends of the galaxy! First, a GOLD KEY homage from New York Times best-selling Star Trek author Dayton Ward, with Trek novelist and collaborator Kevin Dilmore, and art by Gordon Purcell (Star Trek), where Kirk and Spock find an uncharted planet inhabited by monstrous robots! And finally, a story by Sam Maggs, bestselling author of The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy, with art by Rachael Stott (Star Trek, Doctor Who). Learn the backstory of Yeoman Leslie Thompson, the first and ONLY female redshirt to die in the ORIGINAL SERIES!
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Background information[]
- "The Menace of the Mechanitrons!" is a story that pays homage to the Gold Key Comics series from the 1960s and 1970s. It is set about stardate 37:05.2.
- "Legacy" tells the back story of Yeoman Leslie Thompson, the only female red shirt killed under Captain James T. Kirk's original five-year mission. It begins on stardate 4657.5.
Creators[]
- Writers:
- Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore ("The Menace of the Mechanitrons!")
- Sam Maggs ("Legacy")
- Artists:
- Gordon Purcell (interior art – "The Menace of the Mechanitrons!", subscription cover art)
- Rachael Stott (interior art – "Legacy")
- Jason Lewis (color art – "The Menace of the Mechanitrons!")
- Mark Roberts (color art – "Legacy")
- AndWorld Designs (letter art)
- David Malan (cover art)
- Editor:
- Sarah Gaydos
- Chris Cerasi (assistant editor)
- Production Designer:
- Publisher:
- Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
- Special thanks to Risa Kessler and John Van Citters at CBS Consumer Products.
Cover gallery[]
Retail incentive cover
External links[]
- "Waypoint, Issue 2" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- "The Menace of the Mechanitrons!" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- "Legacy" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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