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Issue 53 of Star Trek Monthly was the June 1999 issue. A German-language edition was, otherwise unedited, released the subsequent month as issue 8 of Star Trek: Das offizielle monatliche Magazin.

Contents[]

First Contact
Darryl Curtis on thinking ahead, and fitting around schedules.
The Best of All Worlds
Interview – Robert Duncan McNeill – "Rocket Man"
by David Bassom.
Interview – Rene Auberjonois – "Just Walk Away, Rene"
by Ian Spelling.
Interview – William Shatner – "Forever Young"
by Ian Spelling.
Poster
B'Elanna Torres
The One and Only
Stoddard Hayes looks at the life of James T. Kirk.
Essential Kirk – key episodes for the character.
A Fistful of Data
New starship classes in Star Trek: First Contact, Promellian battle cruiser model reuses.
Amazing Stories
Stephen C. Smith looks at what makes a Star Trek story, talking with David Gerrold, Judy Burns, Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, and looking into the writers'/directors' guides for the series.
Interview – Bill Mumy – "Danger, Will Robinson!"
by Eric Frederickson.
Competition
To win CIC Video releases.
Book extract
"Shatnerverse": Dark Victory.
From the Replicator
UK Update: Star Trek: The Next Generation Chess Set, Playmates Toys.
Australasis Update: Computer games being released in New Zealand.
US Update: SkyBox, Playmates, Star Trek ships.
Read Out: No reviews, release schedule only.
On Screen: The Next Generation rerelease volumes 2.4 & 2.5, Deep Space Nine volumes 7.4 & 7.5, Voyager volumes 5.4 & 5.5.
Communicator
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