(2004)

Checker, 2003 Series
Volume
2
Price
22.95 USD; 31.95 CAD
Pages
228
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
2004
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Checker Book Publishing Group
Brand
Checker Book Publishing Group
ISBN
0-9710249-8-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780971024984
Editing
Constance Taylor (editorial assistant); Wally Green (editor - original series)

Issue Notes

Collects Star Trek (Western, 1967 series) #9-16.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain James T. Kirk; Mister Spock; Uhura
Keywords
Starship Enterprise

Star Trek The Key Collection: Volume 2 (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Title page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Credits page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Mark Thompson
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to the collection, with table of contents.

Chapter 1: The Legacy of Lazarus (Table of Contents: 4)

Star Trek / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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science fiction
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Captain James T. Kirk; Spock
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Indexer Notes

Photo cover of William Shatner as Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Spock. The photo of Spock comes from the TV episode "Amok Time" (same as issue #6). This was the final issue to feature a photo cover.

The Legacy of Lazarus (Table of Contents: 5)

Star Trek / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Alberto Giolitti
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
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Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain James Kirk; Spock; Dr. Leonard McCoy; Montgomery Scott; Hikaru Sulu; Nyota Uhura; Alexander Lazarus; Abraham Lincoln (android); Anton York (android); George Washington (android); Helen of Troy (android); Emperor Nero (android)
Synopsis
A planet is seemingly populated by every famous person from Earth's ancient past. In reality they are all androids controlled by Alexander Lazarus, a mad Earth historian.
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Indexer Notes

Divided into Part I (14 pages) and Part II (12 pages). Script: Credit from interview with Len Wein (2002-12-06) via Rodrigo Baeza (Per Sandell ed.). First Gold Key comic story to prominently feature Uhura (who is not seen again for a number of issues). Wein's first Star Trek script (from article in The Monster Times #2 (1972)).

Chapter 2: Sceptre of the Sun (Table of Contents: 6)

Star Trek / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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George Wilson
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George Wilson
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George Wilson

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science fiction
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Indexer Notes

First painted cover and first cover not to focus on any of the main cast members. Includes B&W inset photos of William Shatner as Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Spock.

Sceptre of the Sun (Table of Contents: 7)

Star Trek / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
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Alberto Giolitti
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Alberto Giolitti
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?
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?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain James Kirk; Spock; Dr. Leonard McCoy; Montgomery Scott; Hikaru Sulu; Chang; Marla; Brand
Synopsis
Kirk and his companions are captured by the wizard Chang, who sends them on a quest for a weapon that will make him master of the universe.
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Indexer Notes

Script: Credit from interview with Len Wein (2002-12-06) via Rodrigo Baeza (Per Sandell ed.). Title based upon the TV episode title "Spectre of the Gun". Divided into Part I (13 pages) and Part II (12 pages).

Chapter 3: The Brain Shockers (Table of Contents: 8)

Star Trek / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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George Wilson
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George Wilson
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George Wilson
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Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain James Kirk; Spock; Dorrie Trask
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Indexer Notes

Includes inset photos of William Shatner (Kirk) and Leonard Nimoy (Spock).

The Brain Shockers (Table of Contents: 9)

Star Trek / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
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Angelo Todaro
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Alberto Giolitti
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Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain James Kirk; Spock; Dr. Leonard McCoy; Montgomery Scott; Nyota Uhura; Dorrie Trask; Malok; Hikaru Sulu; Pavel Chekov
Synopsis
The bottled emotions of the Vulcan elders are freed by an alien attack on the Enterprise and become a factor in a battle against the immortal Malok.
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Indexer Notes

Script: Credit from interview with Len Wein (2002-12-06) via Rodrigo Baeza (Per Sandell ed.). Divided into Part I (13 pages) and II (12 pages).

Chapter 4: The Flight of the Buccaneer (Table of Contents: 10)

Star Trek / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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George Wilson
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George Wilson
Colors
George Wilson
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typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mr. Spock; Montgomery Scott; Black Jack Nova
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The Flight of the Buccaneer (Table of Contents: 11)

Star Trek / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Alberto Giolitti
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Alberto Giolitti
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?
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.
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Indexer Notes

Script: Credit from interview with Len Wein (2002-12-06) via Rodrigo Baeza (Per Sandell ed.). Divided into Part I (13 pages) and Part II (12 pages). 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.

Chapter 5: Dark Traveler (Table of Contents: 12)

Star Trek / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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George Wilson
Inks
George Wilson
Colors
George Wilson
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typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Spock; unidentified Enterprise crewman
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Dark Traveler (Table of Contents: 13)

Star Trek / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Alberto Giolitti
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain James Kirk; Spock; Dr. Leonard McCoy; Montgomery Scott; Nomad; Niklon; Hikaru Sulu
Synopsis
The Dark Traveler commandeers the Enterprise to take him to his home planet, which has fallen under the domination of his brother.
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Indexer Notes

Divided into Part I (12 pages) and Part II (13 pages).

Chapter 6: The Enterprise Mutiny (Table of Contents: 14)

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George Wilson
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George Wilson
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?
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?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain James Kirk; Spock
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The Enterprise Mutiny (Table of Contents: 15)

Star Trek / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Alberto Giolitti
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Alberto Giolitti
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?
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?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain James Kirk; Spock; Montgomery Scott; Dr. Leonard McCoy; Hikaru Sulu
Synopsis
Following a planetary survey, Kirk begins acting irrationally. Spock and McCoy attempt to relieve Kirk of command but he escapes in a shuttle, with the Enterprise in pursuit.
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Indexer Notes

Divided into Part I (13 pages) and II (12 pages).

Chapter 7: Museum at the End of Time (Table of Contents: 16)

Star Trek / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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George Wilson
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George Wilson
Colors
George Wilson
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain James Kirk; Spock; Klingons
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Museum at the End of Time (Table of Contents: 17)

Star Trek / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Alberto Giolitti
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
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?
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Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain James Kirk; Spock; Dr. Leonard McCoy; Hikaru Sulu; Montgomery Scott; The Curator; Hilliard; Klingons; Spang; J'Karl
Synopsis
The Enterprise and Klingons find themselves prisoners in a sanctuary of lost ships that travels through Limbo toward ultimate destruction. Escape can only be made if the two enemies work together.
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Indexer Notes

Divided into Part I (13 pages) and Part II (12 pages). The artwork appears to place the Enterprise transporters on the bridge in this story.

Chapter 8: Day of the Inquisitors (Table of Contents: 18)

Star Trek / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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George Wilson
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George Wilson
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George Wilson
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Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain James Kirk; Spock
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Day of the Inquisitors (Table of Contents: 19)

Star Trek / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
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Angelo Todaro
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Alberto Giolitti
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Ben Oda

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain James Kirk; Spock; Dr. Leonard McCoy; Pavel Chekov; Public Relations Office Claire; Montgomery Scott; Nyota Uhura; Hikaru Sulu; Corben; Karad
Synopsis
Kirk and his companions crash land a shuttlecraft on a planet whose social structure resembles Europe at the time of the Inquisition.
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Indexer Notes

Divided into Part I (13 pages) and II (12 pages). First Gold Key comic appearance of the Galileo shuttlecraft as depicted in the TV series. Uhura appears in the comic for the first time in several years (but wearing a green uniform). The last panel of the story shows Spock smiling.

[Captain James T. Kirk: Psycho-File] (Table of Contents: 20)

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A Page from Scotty's Diary (Table of Contents: 21)

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Portrait of a Starship: The Enterprise (Table of Contents: 22)

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