Writer(s):	Michael Jan Friedman
Artist(s):	Pablo Marcos (with Rafael Gallur)
Publisher:	DC Comics
Editor(s):	Robert Greenberger
Series:	DC TOS: The Modala Imperative #1
Published:	July 1991
Pages:	25
Stardate:	3012.4 (2266)

Kirk revisits a planet he surveyed as a young officer, bringing new recruit Pavel Chekov along for the mission. (Part 1 of 4)

Contents 1 Summary 2 Background Information 2.1 Creators 3 Characters 4 References 4.1 Timeline

Summary Edit

Captain's log, stardate 3012.4. It's been ten years now since I last visited the planet Modala -- the natives' name for Beta Damoron V. Of course, I was only a lieutenant then, and the Enterprise was someone else's ship. Chris Pike's, to be precise.

Background Information Edit

• This story takes place during the latter half of TOS Season 1. The stardate is roughly concurrent with "The Menagerie, Part I".

Creators Edit

• Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
• Writer: Michael Jan Friedman
• Artists:
  • Pablo Marcos (interior art)
  • Rafael Gallur (art assist)
  • Bob Pinaha (letter art)
  • Tom McCraw (color art)
  • Adam Hughes (cover pencil art)
  • Karl Story (cover ink art)
• Editor: Robert Greenberger

Characters Edit

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in DC TOS volume 1 characters.

James T. Kirk 

Enterprise captain.

Spock 

Vulcan Enterprise exec and science officer.

Leonard McCoy 

Enterprise surgeon.

Montgomery Scott 

Enterprise chief engineer.

Hikaru Sulu 

Enterprise helmsman.

Uhura 

Enterprise communications officer.

Pavel Chekov 

Enterprise navigator.

Christopher Pike 

Mentioned.

References Edit

Beta Damoron system 

Star system.

USS Enterprise

Modala (Beta Damoron V) 

Planet.

Timeline Edit

2256

2266

The Modala Imperative
DC TOS volume 2
"A Little Seasoning" • "Tools of Tyranny" • "The Price of Freedom" • "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
DC TNG volume 2
"In Memory Yet Green..." • "Lies and Legends!" • "Prior Claim" • "Game, Set and Match!"

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