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{{Sidebar comic|
  
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| Image = thin ice.jpg
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| Writer = [[Michael Jan Friedman]]
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|writer = [[Michael Jan Friedman]]
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| Artist = [[Matt Haley]] and [[Carlos Garzon]]
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|artist = [[Matt Haley]] and [[Carlos Garzon]]
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| Publisher = [[DC Comics]]
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|publisher = [[DC Comics]]
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| Editor = [[Robert Greenberger]]
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|editor = [[Robert Greenberger]]
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| Series = [[Star Trek: The Next Generation Annual|DC TNG Annual]] #2
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|series = [[Star Trek: The Next Generation Annual|DC TNG Annual]] #2
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| Published = {{y|1991}}
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|published = {{y|1991}}
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| Pages = 54
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|pages = 54
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| Year = [[2367]]
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|year = [[2367]]
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''Riker finds himself on thin ice!''
  
''Riker finds himself on thin ice!''
   
 
==Summary==
  
==Summary==
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The {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} proceeds through space when a distress call from [[Captain]] Lyrinda Halk of the USS ''Marco Polo'', attacked by unknown assailants and near destruction. The ''Enterprise'' races to the scene, and [[William Riker|Will Riker]] reveals Captain Halk is a childhood friend, with whom he shared an intimate relationship. The ''Enterprise'' is briefly waylaid by a super-string phenomenon -- long energetic [[gravity]] [[anomaly|anomalies]] in their path. The crew then finds the ''Marco Polo'' adrift, and rescues Captain Halk and a few survivors, before the robot-controlled starships come about and chase the ships apart. The vessels, programmed by the long-dead Darzun civilization, are designed to attack anything within a certain radius from their fleet and home system. Riker, cut off aboard ''Marco Polo'', leads the robot ships into the super-strings, where they are destroyed. <!--
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The {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} proceeds through space when a distress call from {{Captain}} Lyrinda Halk of the USS ''Marco Polo'', attacked by unknown assailants and near destruction. The ''Enterprise'' races to the scene, and [[William Riker|Will Riker]] reveals Captain Halk is a childhood friend, with whom he shared an intimate relationship. The ''Enterprise'' is briefly waylaid by a super-string phenomenon -- long energetic [[gravity]] [[anomaly|anomalies]] in their path. The crew then finds the ''Marco Polo'' adrift, and rescues Captain Halk and a few survivors, before the robot-controlled starships come about and chase the ships apart. The vessels, programmed by the long-dead Darzun civilization, are designed to attack anything within a certain radius from their fleet and home system. Riker, cut off aboard ''Marco Polo'', leads the robot ships into the super-strings, where they are destroyed. <!--
   
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==Memorable Quotes==
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==Memorable quotes==
 
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==Background Information==
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==Background information==
 
* An earlier version of the cover was shown in some previews for the comic. Captain Halk was originally depicted with longer hair, the final version has her hairstyle much shorter.
  
* An earlier version of the cover was shown in some previews for the comic. Captain Halk was originally depicted with longer hair, the final version has her hairstyle much shorter.
 
* Several points in Riker's past were illustrated in this story: his childhood, Academy days, and as a junior officer on the {{USS|Hood|Excelsior class}}. This story had a reference to a variant of a [[Constellation class|''Constellation''-class]] [[starship]] (with a [[Constitution class|Refit ''Constitution'']] [[engineering hull]] attached in place of the lower two [[nacelle]]s. In the story it was called the [[Challenger class|''Challenger''-class]]. This reference created some confusion with [[Michael Okuda]]'s writings assigning that name to one of the [[Battle of Wolf 359]] wreckage models. Some fans believed that the ''Challenger''-class model built for that scene might be of the configuration shown in the comic, but later photos of the actual model, of a different configuration, were shown by Mr. Okuda at a convention. Other starships in this issue were designs taken from [[FASA]]'s role-playing [[games]] and one was even derived from the unofficially published ''Ships of the Star Fleet'' series.
  
* Several points in Riker's past were illustrated in this story: his childhood, Academy days, and as a junior officer on the {{USS|Hood|Excelsior class}}. This story had a reference to a variant of a [[Constellation class|''Constellation''-class]] [[starship]] (with a [[Constitution class|Refit ''Constitution'']] [[engineering hull]] attached in place of the lower two [[nacelle]]s. In the story it was called the [[Challenger class|''Challenger''-class]]. This reference created some confusion with [[Michael Okuda]]'s writings assigning that name to one of the [[Battle of Wolf 359]] wreckage models. Some fans believed that the ''Challenger''-class model built for that scene might be of the configuration shown in the comic, but later photos of the actual model, of a different configuration, were shown by Mr. Okuda at a convention. Other starships in this issue were designs taken from [[FASA]]'s role-playing [[games]] and one was even derived from the unofficially published ''Ships of the Star Fleet'' series.
   
 
===Creators===
  
===Creators===
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* Based on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' created by [[Gene Roddenberry]]
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* Based on {{s|TNG}} created by [[Gene Roddenberry]]
 
* Writer: [[Michael Jan Friedman]]
  
* Writer: [[Michael Jan Friedman]]
 
* Artists:
 
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==Characters==
  
==Characters==
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; [[Jean-Luc Picard]] : {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[captain]].
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; [[Jean-Luc Picard]] : {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} {{dis|captain|rank}}.
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; [[William T. Riker]] :''Enterprise''-D [[xO|exec]].
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; [[William T. Riker]] :''Enterprise''-D [[XO|exec]].
 
; [[Data]] : ''Enterprise''-D [[operations officer]].
  
; [[Data]] : ''Enterprise''-D [[operations officer]].
 
; Lyrinda Halk : ''Marco Polo'' captain.
  
; Lyrinda Halk : ''Marco Polo'' captain.
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; ''Marco Polo'' operations commander
  
; ''Marco Polo'' operations commander
 
; Farmer
  
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;Bond : ''Enterprise''-D [[nurse]]. ''Bond appeared in one interior art panel. He had no dialog in this issue''.
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;Bond : ''Enterprise''-D [[nurse]]. ''Bond appeared in one interior art panel. He had no dialogue in this issue''.
 
;Leung
  
;Leung
 
;Silas
  
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;Pierce
  
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;Epstein
  
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==References==
  
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; USS ''Marco Polo'' (NCC-7219) : Federation starship, identified as "Challenger" class.
  
; USS ''Marco Polo'' (NCC-7219) : Federation starship, identified as "Challenger" class.
 
; {{USS|Repulse}} : [[Federation]] [[starship]], mistaken by Riker to be the duty station of Lyrinda Halk.
  
; {{USS|Repulse}} : [[Federation]] [[starship]], mistaken by Riker to be the duty station of Lyrinda Halk.
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; {{USS|Trieste}} : [[Federation]] [[starship]], first assignment of Ensign Lyrinda Halk.
  
; {{USS|Trieste}} : [[Federation]] [[starship]], first assignment of Ensign Lyrinda Halk.
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===Timeline===
  
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;[[2367]] : The Darzun robot ships attack ''Marco Polo''.
  
;[[2367]] : The Darzun robot ships attack ''Marco Polo''.
   
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Revision as of 04:50, 25 January 2020

Real world article
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Riker finds himself on thin ice!

Summary

The USS Enterprise-D proceeds through space when a distress call from Captain Lyrinda Halk of the USS Marco Polo, attacked by unknown assailants and near destruction. The Enterprise races to the scene, and Will Riker reveals Captain Halk is a childhood friend, with whom he shared an intimate relationship. The Enterprise is briefly waylaid by a super-string phenomenon -- long energetic gravity anomalies in their path. The crew then finds the Marco Polo adrift, and rescues Captain Halk and a few survivors, before the robot-controlled starships come about and chase the ships apart. The vessels, programmed by the long-dead Darzun civilization, are designed to attack anything within a certain radius from their fleet and home system. Riker, cut off aboard Marco Polo, leads the robot ships into the super-strings, where they are destroyed.

Background information

  • An earlier version of the cover was shown in some previews for the comic. Captain Halk was originally depicted with longer hair, the final version has her hairstyle much shorter.
  • Several points in Riker's past were illustrated in this story: his childhood, Academy days, and as a junior officer on the USS Hood. This story had a reference to a variant of a Constellation-class starship (with a Refit Constitution engineering hull attached in place of the lower two nacelles. In the story it was called the Challenger-class. This reference created some confusion with Michael Okuda's writings assigning that name to one of the Battle of Wolf 359 wreckage models. Some fans believed that the Challenger-class model built for that scene might be of the configuration shown in the comic, but later photos of the actual model, of a different configuration, were shown by Mr. Okuda at a convention. Other starships in this issue were designs taken from FASA's role-playing games and one was even derived from the unofficially published Ships of the Star Fleet series.

Creators

Characters

Jean-Luc Picard
USS Enterprise-D captain.
William T. Riker
Enterprise-D exec.
Data
Enterprise-D operations officer.
Lyrinda Halk
Marco Polo captain.
Geordi La Forge
VISOR-sighted Enterprise-D chief engineer.
Worf
Klingon Enterprise-D security chief.
Deanna Troi
Half-Betazoid Enterprise-D counselor.
Miles O'Brien
Enterprise-D transporter chief.
Ledbetter
Hood captain.
David Brett
Maro Polo ensign.
Calabria
Enterprise-D crewmember.
Marco Polo operations commander
Farmer
Bond
Enterprise-D nurse. Bond appeared in one interior art panel. He had no dialogue in this issue.
Leung
Silas
Pierce
Epstein

References

Alaska
Beta Marada
USS Caspian (NCC-5507)
The Caspian appeared to match the configuration of a refit-style Larson-class starship, as seen in FASA's Federation Ship Recognition Manual.
cosmic string
Darzun
Far-Pel VII
USS Fearless
Federation starship, an assignment of Lyrinda Halk.
USS Hood
Federation starship, assignment of Commander William Riker.
USS Marco Polo (NCC-7219)
Federation starship, identified as "Challenger" class.
USS Repulse
Federation starship, mistaken by Riker to be the duty station of Lyrinda Halk.
training ship
USS Trieste
Federation starship, first assignment of Ensign Lyrinda Halk.

Timeline

2340s
Lyrinda's father died in a nuclear plant accident when she was 12.
Mid 2350s
Riker and Lyrinda are Starfleet Academy cadets on the Caspian exercise.
Early 2360s
Riker and Lyrinda meet in Alaska, on leave from the Hood and Fearless, respectively.
2367
The Darzun robot ships attack Marco Polo.


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