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;February : [[Gold Key TOS]]: "[[The Empire Man]]" (#60)
 
;February : [[Gold Key TOS]]: "[[The Empire Man]]" (#60)
 
;March : [[Gold Key TOS]]: "[[Operation Con Game]]" (#61)
 
;March : [[Gold Key TOS]]: "[[Operation Con Game]]" (#61)
: The first [[Star Trek Annual (Western)|Star Trek Annual]], a collection of [[comic book]] stories is published by [[Western Publishing|Western]].
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: The first [[Star Trek Annual (Western)|Star Trek Annual]], a collection of [[comics|comic book]] stories is published by [[Western Publishing|Western]].
 
;December : '''[[2 December]]''' - First strip of the ''[[Called Home]]'' comic arc is published.
 
;December : '''[[2 December]]''' - First strip of the ''[[Called Home]]'' comic arc is published.
 
: "[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (comic)|Marvel Comics Super Special #15 : Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]"'' by [[Marv Wolfman]], [[Dave Cockrum]] and [[Klaus Janson]] is published.
 
: "[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (comic)|Marvel Comics Super Special #15 : Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]"'' by [[Marv Wolfman]], [[Dave Cockrum]] and [[Klaus Janson]] is published.

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For information dealing with this year in the timeline of the fictional Star Trek universe, see 1979.

Production

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture teaser poster

7 December
Star Trek: The Motion Picture, directed by Robert Wise, premieres in US theaters.

Other events

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Shatner and R. Wise

16 January
Ted Cassidy dies.
25 January
Dick Crockett dies.
15 February
Kaj-Erik Eriksen born.
15 April
William Meader dies.
29 May
Richard Lee Jackson born.
6 August
Drew Howerton born.
9 August
Noel Manzano born.
8 October
Kristanna S. Loken born.
12 October
Celia Lovsky dies.
8 November
Erika Flores born.

Merchandising

Novels

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The Motion Picture, the novel.

January
Bantam TOS: Trek to Madworld by Stephen Goldin is published by Bantam Books.
February
Bantam TOS: "World Without End" by Joe Haldeman is published by Bantam Books.
May
Bantam TOS: "The Fate of the Phoenix" by Sondra Marshak is published by Bantam Books.
November
Bantam TOS: "Devil World" by Gordon Eklund is published by Bantam Books.
December
Pocket TOS: "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" by Gene Roddenberry is published by Pocket Books.

Comics

January
Gold Key TOS: "To Err Is Vulcan" (#59)
February
Gold Key TOS: "The Empire Man" (#60)
March
Gold Key TOS: "Operation Con Game" (#61)
The first Star Trek Annual, a collection of comic book stories is published by Western.
December
2 December - First strip of the Called Home comic arc is published.
"Marvel Comics Super Special #15 : Star Trek: The Motion Picture" by Marv Wolfman, Dave Cockrum and Klaus Janson is published.

Other publications

October
Publication of "Star Trek Speaks" by Susan Sackett, Fred Goldstein & Stan Goldstein (Wallaby) (dialogues)
November
Publication of "The Star Trek Make-a-Game Book" by Bruce Nash & Greg Nash (Wanderer Books) (Games book)
Publication of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture Make-Your-Own Costume Book" by Lynn Edelman Schnurnberger (Wallaby)
Publication of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture Peel-Off Graphics Book" by Lee Cole (Wanderer Books) (Stickers)
Publication of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture Iron-On Transfer Book" (Wallaby) (Stickers)
Publication of "Dinosaur Planet" (Peter Pan Records #PR-45) (Book & Record Set)
Publication of "The Robot Masters" (Peter Pan Records #PR-46) (Book & Record Set)
Publication of "Shatner - Where No Man... : The Authorized Biography of William Shatner" by William Shatner, Sondra Marshak & Myrna Culbreath (Ace Books) (Autobiography)
Publication of "Star Trek, TV and Movie Tie-ins" by James A. Lely (Creative Education)
Publication of "A Star Trek Catalog" by Gerry Turnbull & Neil Applebaum (Grosset & Dunlap)
Publication of "A Star Trek Catalog" by Gerry Turnbull & Neil Applebaum (Ace Books)
Publication of "The USS Enterprise Bridge Punch-Out Book" by Tor Lokvig & Chuck Murphy (Wanderer Books)

Games

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SFB game counters.

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