- Pencils
- Stephen Thompson (credited) (Regular Cover inset); J. J. Lendl (credited) (Retailer Incentive Cover inset)
- Inks
- Stephen Thompson (credited) (Regular Cover inset); J. J. Lendl (credited) (Retailer Incentive Cover inset)
- Colors
- Charlie Kirchoff (credited) (Regular Cover inset); J. J. Lendl (credited) (Retailer Incentive Cover inset)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Lt. Hikaru Sulu; Ayal (aquatic alien); Captain James T. Kirk; Commander Spock; Ensign Pavel Chekov
Listing of credits, includes recap of past events, and also includes small reproductions of the variant covers for this issue.
- Script
- Jim McCann (credited) (story); Jackson Lanzing (credited) (script); Collin Kelly (credited) (script)
- Pencils
- Silvia Califano (credited)
- Inks
- Silvia Califano (credited)
- Colors
- Sebastian Cheng (credited)
- Letters
- Neil Uyetake (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Helmsman's Log, Stardate 7145.3.
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Lt. Hikaru Sulu; Ayal (I'Qosa, aquatic alien); Commander Spock; Ensign Pavel Chekov; Lt. Castell'Uchi (Andorian); Lt. Montgomery Scott [Scotty]; Captain James T. Kirk; Dr. Leonard McCoy [Bones]; Nurse Christine Chapel; Bright Eyes (Tholian child); Speaker Bryni (I'Qosa, aquatic alien); unnamed Chancellor of the Lo'Kari; unidentified Lo'Kari
- Synopsis
- With Kirk still recovering from his injuries suffered against the Tholians, Spock leads a mission to the planet I'Qos to return Ayal home. Ayal, who has started a relationship with Sulu, leads Spock, Sulu, and Chekov to meet with I'Qosa Speaker Bryni. Bryni is preparing to meet with the leader of the rival Lo'Kari to discuss peace negotiations and invites the Starfleet officers to observe, but things quickly go awry.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- I'Qosa; Lo'Kari; planet I'Qos; Shuttlecraft Galileo; Shuttlecraft Sagan; USS Enterprise NCC-1701
Story title from collected edition.
- Pencils
- Stephen Thompson (credited)
- Inks
- Stephen Thompson (credited)
- Colors
- Charlie Kirchoff (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Lt. Hikaru Sulu; Ayal (aquatic alien); Captain James T. Kirk; Commander Spock; Ensign Pavel Chekov
- Keywords
- I'Qosa
Illustration from the Regular Cover of this issue.
- Pencils
- J. J. Lendl (credited)
- Inks
- J. J. Lendl (credited)
- Colors
- J. J. Lendl (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Ensign Pavel Chekov; Commander Spock; Lt. Hikaru Sulu; Ayal
- Keywords
- I'Qosa; phaser
Illustration from the Retailer Incentive Cover of this issue.