Real world article
(written from a production point of view)
For the SNW episode with a similar title, please see "A Quality of Mercy".
"That — That can't be… Captain Kirk!"
"Oh, but it is, Doctor!"
Background information[]
Creators[]
- Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
- Writer: Martin Pasko
- Artists:
- Gil Kane (art)
- Carl Gafford (color art)
- John Morelli (letter art)
- Dave Cockrum (cover art)
- Editors:
- Al Milgrom
- Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
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 Marvel TOS characters.
Regular and recurring characters[]
- James T. Kirk
- USS Enterprise's CO, a Starfleet captain. After a promotion to rear admiral, Kirk served as the Chief of Starfleet Operations before returning to 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 Scott
- Enterprise chief engineer, a Starfleet commander.
- Hikaru Sulu
- Enterprise helmsman, a Starfleet lieutenant commander.
- Nyota Uhura
- Enterprise communications officer, a Starfleet lieutenant commander.
- Pavel Chekov
- Enterprise tactical officer and security chief, a Starfleet lieutenant.
- DiFalco
- Chief assigned to the navigator post on Enterprise.
- Janice Rand
- Transporter chief assigned to the Enterprise, a Starfleet CPO.
- Christine Chapel
- Starfleet doctor assigned to the Enterprise.
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