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- For information dealing with this year in the timeline of the fictional Star Trek universe, see 1971.
Events
January
- 2 January - Renee Goldsberry is born. The Eighteenth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #67 with the third of nine installments.
- 7 January - Kevin Rahm is born.
- 9 January - The Eighteenth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #68 with the fourth of nine installments.
- 16 January - The Eighteenth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #69 with the fifth of nine installments.
- 22 January - Stephen Wozniak is born.
- 23 January - The Eighteenth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #70 with the sixth of nine installments.
- 30 January - The Eighteenth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #71 with the seventh of nine installments.
February
- 6 February - The Eighteenth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #72 with the eighth of nine installments.
- 9 February - Jennifer Caputo is born.
- 13 February - The Eighteenth UK Story Arc concludes in TV21 & Joe 90 #73 with the ninth of nine installments.
- 18 February - Ken Niederbaumer is born.
- 20 February - The Nineteenth UK Story Arc begins in TV21 & Joe 90 #74 with the first of four installments.
- 27 February - The Nineteenth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #75 with the second of four installments.
- Gold Key TOS comic #9: "The Legacy of Lazarus " is published.
March
- 6 March - The Nineteenth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #76 with the third of four installments.
- 13 March - The Nineteenth UK Story Arc concludes in TV21 & Joe 90 #77 with the fourth of four installments.
- 20 March - The Twentieth UK Story Arc begins in TV21 & Joe 90 #78 with the first of four installments.
- 27 March - The Twentieth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #79 with the second of four installments.
April
- 1 April - Jessica Collins is born.
- 3 April - The Twentieth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #80 with the third of four installments.
- 6 April - Mona Grudt is born.
- 10 April - The Twentieth UK Story Arc concludes in TV21 & Joe 90 #81 with the fourth of four installments.
- 14 April - Faith C. Salie is born.
- 17 April - The Twenty-First UK Story Arc begins in TV21 & Joe 90 #82 with the first of nine installments.
- 24 April - The Twenty-First UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #83 with the second of nine installments.
May
- 1 May - Boni Yanagisawa is born. The Twenty-First UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #84 with the third of nine installments.
- 8 May - The Twenty-First UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #85 with the fourth of nine installments.
- 15 May - The Twenty-First UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #86 with the fifth of nine installments.
- 22 May - The Twenty-First UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #87 with the sixth of nine installments.
- 28 May - David Dozoretz is born.
- 29 May - The Twenty-First UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #88 with the seventh of nine installments.
- 31 May - Eli Golub is born.
- Gold Key TOS comic #10: "Sceptre of the Sun" is published.
June
- 5 June - The Twenty-First UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #89 with the eighth of nine installments.
- 8 June - Matthew Kaminsky is born.
- 12 June - The Twenty-First UK Story Arc concludes in TV21 & Joe 90 #90 with the ninth of nine installments.
- 13 June - Shannon Fill is born.
- 19 June - The Twenty-Second UK Story Arc begins in TV21 & Joe 90 #91 with the first of four installments.
- 26 June - The Twenty-Second UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #92 with the second of four installments.
- 28 June - Benito Martinez is born.
July
- 2 July - Anthony Montgomery is born.
- 3 July - The Twenty-Second UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #93 with the third of four installments.
- 8 July - Amy O'Neill is born.
- 10 July - The Twenty-Second UK Story Arc concludes in TV21 & Joe 90 #94 with the fourth of four installments.
- 17 July - The Twenty-Third UK Story Arc begins in TV21 & Joe 90 #95 with the first of six installments.
- 18 July - Ryan Church is born.
- 19 July - Andrew Kavovit is born.
- 24 July - The Twenty-Third UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #96 with the second of six installments.
- 28 July - Chad Zimmerman is born.
- 31 July - The Twenty-Third UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #97 with the third of six installments.
- Star Trek 4 by James Blish is published by Bantam Books.
August
- 3 August - Chris O'Hara is born.
- 7 August - The Twenty-Third UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #98 with the fourth of six installments.
- 14 August - The Twenty-Third UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #99 with the fifth of six installments.
- 21 August - The Twenty-Third UK Story Arc concludes in TV21 & Joe 90 #100 with the sixth of six installments.
- 23 August - Oliver McGowan dies.
- 28 August - The Twenty-Fourth UK Story Arc begins in TV21 & Joe 90 #101 with the first of five installments.
- Gold Key TOS comic #11: "The Brain Shockers" is published.
September
- 4 September - The Twenty-Fourth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #102 with the second of five installments.
- 11 September - The Twenty-Fourth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #103 with the third of five installments.
- 14 September - Pat Healy is born.
- 18 September - The Twenty-Fourth UK Story Arc continues in TV21 & Joe 90 #104 with the fourth of five installments.
- 25 September - The Twenty-Fourth UK Story Arc concludes in TV21 & Joe 90 #105 with the fifth of five installments.
- Jason Martin is born.
October
- 2 October - The Twenty-Fifth UK Story Arc begins in Valiant & TV21 #1 with the first of two installments.
- 9 October - The Twenty-Fifth UK Story Arc concludes in Valiant & TV21 #2 with the second of two installments.
- 16 October - The Twenty-Sixth UK Story Arc begins in Valiant & TV21 #3 with the first of nine installments.
- 19 October - Lili Malkin is born.
- 23 October - The Twenty-Sixth UK Story Arc continues in Valiant & TV21 #4 with the second of nine installments.
- 29 October - Winona Ryder is born.
- 30 October - The Twenty-Sixth UK Story Arc continues in Valiant & TV21 #5 with the third of nine installments.
November
- 6 November - The Twenty-Sixth UK Story Arc continues in Valiant & TV21 #6 with the fourth of nine installments.
- 10 November - Athena Massey is born.
- 13 November - The Twenty-Sixth UK Story Arc continues in Valiant & TV21 #7 with the fifth of nine installments.
- 20 November - Christopher Leps is born. The Twenty-Sixth UK Story Arc continues in Valiant & TV21 #8 with the sixth of nine installments.
- 27 November - The Twenty-Sixth UK Story Arc continues in Valiant & TV21 #9 with the seventh of nine installments.
- Gold Key TOS comic #12: "The Flight of the Buccaneer" is published.
December
- 4 December - The Twenty-Sixth UK Story Arc continues in Valiant & TV21 #10 with the eighth of nine installments.
- 11 December - The Twenty-Sixth UK Story Arc concludes in Valiant & TV21 #11 with the ninth of nine installments.
- 18 December - The Twenty-Seventh UK Story Arc begins in Valiant & TV21 #12 with the first of six installments.
- 25 December - The Twenty-Seventh UK Story Arc continues in Valiant & TV21 #13 with the second of six installments.
Unknown
- The 1971 TV21 Annual is published, featuring two comic stories, "Captives in Space" and "Planet of Rejects", as well as one prose story, "Gateway to the Future".
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