Writer(s):	John Byrne
Artist(s):	John Byrne
Publisher:	IDW Publishing
Series:	Assignment: Earth #1
Published:	21 May 2008
Pages:	22
Stardate:	Unknown (1968)

SummaryEdit

Background InformationEdit

• This is the third of IDW's "Second Stage" releases, and John Byrne's first Star Trek mini-series.
• The story takes place three months after the events of TOS: "Assignment: Earth".
• Two covers were produced, one with titles, and a retailer incentive without.
• The issue sold an estimated 10,359 copies in comic specialty stores in May 2008. [1] These figures do not cover copies sold on the direct market (bookstores, etc.).

CreatorsEdit

• Writer:
  • John Byrne
• Artists:
  • John Byrne (art and cover art)
  • Tom Smith (color art and cover color art)
  • Robbie Robbins (letter art)
• Editor:
  • Chris Ryall
• Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
• Special thanks to Paula Block of CBS Consumer Products for her invaluable assistance.

CharactersEdit

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 IDW TOS characters.

External link Edit

• Brighter Than a Thousand Suns at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works