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Kirk and Chekov escape from prison, while McCoy and Spock are captured. (Part 3 of 4)

Summary

Spock and McCoy help the USS Enterprise located Kirk and Chekov in their prison where they have helped the other prisoners engineer a massive escape. During the escape, the Enterprise loses track of them, and Spock and McCoy are captured by the prison guards.

Background information

This story takes place during the latter half of TOS Season 1. The stardate is roughly concurrent with "The Menagerie, Part I".

Creators

Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
Writer: Michael Jan Friedman
Artists:
- Pablo Marcos (interior art)
- Bob Pinaha (letter art)
- Tom McCraw (color art)
- Adam Hughes (cover pencil art)
- Karl Story (cover inking)
Editor: Robert Greenberger

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.

Star Trek TOS cast — *Enterprise* senior staff.

James T. Kirk: Enterprise captain.
Spock: Vulcan Enterprise exec and science officer.
Leonard McCoy: Enterprise surgeon.
Montgomery Scott: Enterprise chief engineer.
Hikaru Sulu: Enterprise helmsman.
Uhura: Enterprise communications officer.
Pavel Chekov: Enterprise navigator.

Timeline

2256
2266

The Modala Imperative

DC TOS volume 2

"A Little Seasoning" • "Tools of Tyranny" • "The Price of Freedom" • "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

DC TNG volume 2

"In Memory Yet Green..." • "Lies and Legends!" • "Prior Claim" • "Game, Set and Match!"

Previous issue:	Series	Next issue:
#2: "Tools of Tyranny"	DC TOS volume 2 The Modala Imperative	#4: "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

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 Kirk and Chekov escape from prison, while McCoy and Spock are captured. (Part 3 of 4)
 ==Summary==
-[[Spock]] and [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] help the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] located [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and [[Pavel Chekov|Chekov]] in their prison where they have helped the other prisoners engineer a massive escape.  During the escape, the ''Enterprise'' loses track of them, and Spock and McCoy are captured by the prison guards.
+[[Spock]] and [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] help the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} located [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and [[Pavel Chekov|Chekov]] in their prison where they have helped the other prisoners engineer a massive escape. During the escape, the ''Enterprise'' loses track of them, and Spock and McCoy are captured by the prison guards.
+==Background information==
-==Creators==
+* This story takes place during the latter half of [[TOS Season 1]]. The stardate is roughly concurrent with {{e|The Menagerie, Part I}}.
+===Creators===
 * Based on ''[[Star Trek]]'' created by [[Gene Roddenberry]]
 * Writer: [[Michael Jan Friedman]]
 * Artists:
 ** [[Pablo Marcos]] (interior art)
-** [[Adam Hughes]] (cover pencil art)
-** [[Karl Story]] (cover ink art)
 ** [[Bob Pinaha]] (letter art)
 ** [[Tom McCraw]] (color art)
+** [[Adam Hughes]] (cover pencil art)
+** [[Karl Story]] (cover inking)
 * Editor: [[Robert Greenberger]]
-==Background==
-*This story takes place during the latter half of [[TOS Season 1]]. The stardate is roughly concurrent with "[[The Menagerie, Part I]]"
 ==Characters==
 {{non canon characters|DC TOS volume 1}}
-[[Image:Original.JPG|thumb|''Enterprise'' [[senior staff]].]]
+[[File:Star_Trek_TOS_cast.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise'' [[senior staff]].]]
-; [[James T. Kirk]] : [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] [[captain]].
+; [[James T. Kirk]] : {{Enterprise}} [[captain]].
-; [[Spock]] : [[Vulcan]] ''Enterprise'' [[xO|exec]] and [[science officer]].
+; [[Spock]] : [[Vulcan]] ''Enterprise'' [[XO|exec]] and [[science officer]].
-; [[Leonard McCoy]] : ''Enterprise'' [[cMO|surgeon]].
+; [[Leonard McCoy]] : ''Enterprise'' [[CMO|surgeon]].
 ;[[Montgomery Scott]] : ''Enterprise'' [[chief engineer]].
 ;[[Hikaru Sulu]] : ''Enterprise'' [[helmsman]].
-;[[Uhura]] : ''Enterprise'' [[communications officer]].
+;[[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]] : ''Enterprise'' [[communications officer]].
 ;[[Pavel Chekov]] : ''Enterprise'' [[navigator]].
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-| class="next" | Next issue:<br />#4: "[[For Whom the Bell Tolls]]"
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