- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Alberto Giolitti
- Inks
- Alberto Giolitti
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Captain James Kirk; Spock; Dr. Leonard McCoy; Montgomery Scott; Hikaru Sulu; Nyota Uhura; Black Jack Nova; Ben Cannon
- Synopsis
- Kirk and crew go undercover to regain the Federation of Planets' supply of lithium crystals from 23rd Century pirates.
- Reprints
- in Zack (Koralle, 1972 series) #47/1972, #48/1972 ([November] 1972), #49/1972 ([November] 1972), #50/1972
- in Star Trek (De Vrijbuiter; De Schorpioen, 1974 series) #5 (1974)
- in Star Trek: The Enterprise Logs (Western, 1976 series) #2 (1976)
- in O Caminho das Estrelas [Star Trek] (AgĂȘncia Portuguesa de Revistas, 1978 series) #10 (23 Maio 1978)
- in Star Trek The Key Collection (Checker, 2003 series) #2 (2004)
- in Star Trek: Gold Key Archives (IDW, 2014 series) #2 (September 2014)
- in Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2017 series) #13 - Star Trek: Marvel Comics Part 1 ([June] 2017)
Script: Credit from interview with Len Wein (2002-12-06) via Rodrigo Baeza (Per Sandell ed.). Divided into Part I and Part II. First Gold Key comic story to properly format Stardates, though interior views of the Enterprise and uniforms still do not match the TV series. After several issues of being depicted as a blond man, Scotty now resembles actor James Doohan.