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The 5-year mission contines:
Exclusive 5-page STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES story!
Star Trek writer D.C. Fontana speaks!
Previews of all IDW Star Trek titles!
The Trek Life comic strip!

Summary

The Continuing Five-Year Mission

One page is devoted to the history of Star Trek: The Original Series and is followed by the five page story "Captain's Personal Log", which takes place immediately after the events of TOS: "Turnabout Intruder".

Captain's Personal Log

Enterprise my home — Kirk, musing on future plans

After the USS Enterprise transfers Janice Lester to Starbase 2, the Enterprise leaves, heading to rendezvous with the USS Potemkin in the Beta Aurigae system. Captain Kirk ponders the recent events and despite them, he cannot imagine doing anything else.

Origins of a Comic Book Page

Two pages are devoted to the upcoming Star Trek: Year Four series showing script to comic book, and giving brief summaries of the first three issues of the series.

Yesteryear Four

This section begins with a three page interview with D.C. Fontana, talking about her involvement with Star Trek. Paula M. Block is then interviewed over two pages discussing Star Trek licensing.

The Next Next Generation

Dan Taylor, editor of IDW Publishing, discusses the series The Space Between, and David Tischman and Casey Maloney make notes about various pages and panels from the series. The final page of the section is used to announce the upcoming TNG miniseries House Call, due to be published in early 2008.

Alien Legions

The first two pages of this section discussion the Klingons: Blood Will Tell miniseries, giving synopses of each issue. A page is then presented from the first issue, showing the script, and the panels in both English and Klingon.

Brief synopses of the upcoming Star Trek: Alien Spotlight are then presented.

Imagine the Possibilities

The final page announces a new "What If?" series titled Star Trek: Probability Factor tentatively scheduled for an early 2008 publication.

Memorable Quotes

"The Enterprise is my home. Even after the fateful events of the last few weeks... I cannot conceive of doing anything else with my life. There is nothing else that gives me such purpose."

- Kirk, mulling over his future.

Background Information

File:IDWSTY4PreviewArt.jpg

Original artwork without titles

This issue is primarily a promotional issue, but features an exclusive mini-story that is intended to tie the end of the television series in with the new Star Trek: Year Four mini-series just beginning.
Shortly after publication, the "House Call" series was announced to hold the title Intelligence Gathering
The issue sold an estimated 4,960 copies in comic specialty stores in July 2007. [1] These figures do not cover copies sold on the direct market (bookstores, etc.).

Creators

Head Writer: Chris Ryall
Focus On... writers: Dan Taylor, David Tipton, Scott Tipton
Editors: Chris Ryall and Tom Waltz
Editorial Assist: Scott Tipton
Cover Artist: Kelsey Shannon
Art Director: Neil Uyetake
STAR TREK created by Gene Roddenberry
Special thanks to Paula Block, D.C. Fontana, and David Reddick.

Captain's Personal Log

Writer: David Tischman
Artists:
- Leonard O'Grady (art and colors)
- Neil Uyetake (letter art)
Editor: Dan Taylor

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 The Trek Life'' comic strip!''
-==Summary==
+== Summary ==
-===The Continuing Five-Year Mission===
+=== The Continuing Five-Year Mission ===
 One page is devoted to the history of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' and is followed by the five page story "Captain's Personal Log", which takes place immediately after the events of {{TOS|Turnabout Intruder}}.
-====Captain's Personal Log====
+==== Captain's Personal Log ====
 [[Image:Enterprise my home.jpg|thumb|Kirk, musing on future plans]]
 After the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} transfers [[Janice Lester]] to [[Starbase 2]], the ''Enterprise'' leaves, heading to rendezvous with the {{USS|Potemkin|NCC-1657}} in the [[Beta Aurigae system]].  [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] ponders the recent events and despite them, he cannot imagine doing anything else.
-====Origins of a Comic Book Page====
+==== Origins of a Comic Book Page ====
 Two pages are devoted to the upcoming ''[[Star Trek: Year Four]]'' series showing script to comic book, and giving brief summaries of the first three issues of the series.
-===Yesteryear Four===
+=== Yesteryear Four ===
 This section begins with a three page interview with [[D.C. Fontana]], talking about her involvement with ''[[Star Trek]]''.  [[Paula M. Block]] is then interviewed over two pages discussing ''Star Trek'' licensing.
-===The Next Next Generation===
+=== The Next Next Generation ===
 [[Dan Taylor]], editor of [[IDW Publishing]], discusses the series ''[[The Space Between]]'', and [[David Tischman]] and [[Casey Maloney]] make notes about various pages and panels from the series.  The final page of the section is used to announce the upcoming TNG miniseries ''[[Intelligence Gathering|House Call]]'', due to be published in early {{y|2008}}.
-===Alien Legions===
+=== Alien Legions ===
 The first two pages of this section discussion the ''[[Klingons: Blood Will Tell]]'' miniseries, giving synopses of each issue.  A page is then presented from the [[Against Their Nature|first issue]], showing the script, and the panels in both English and Klingon.
 Brief synopses of the upcoming ''[[Star Trek: Alien Spotlight]]'' are then presented.
-===Imagine the Possibilities===
+=== Imagine the Possibilities ===
 The final page announces a new "What If?" series titled ''[[Star Trek: Probability Factor]]'' tentatively scheduled for an early 2008 publication.
-==Memorable Quotes==
+== Memorable Quotes ==
 "''The ''Enterprise'' is my home.  Even after the fateful events of the last few weeks... I ''cannot'' conceive of doing anything else with my life.  There is nothing else that gives me such ''purpose''.''"
 : - '''Kirk''', mulling over his future.
-==Background Information==
+== Background Information ==
 [[Image:IDWSTY4PreviewArt.jpg|thumb|Original artwork without titles]]
 * This issue is primarily a promotional issue, but features an exclusive mini-story that is intended to tie the end of the television series in with the new ''[[Star Trek: Year Four]]'' mini-series just beginning.
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 * The issue sold an estimated 4,960 copies in comic specialty stores in July 2007. [http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/11131.html] These figures do not cover copies sold on the direct market (bookstores, etc.).
-===Creators===
+=== Creators ===
 * Head Writer: [[Chris Ryall]]
 * Focus On... writers: [[Dan Taylor]], [[David Tipton]], [[Scott Tipton]]
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 * Special thanks to [[Paula M. Block|Paula Block]], [[D.C. Fontana]], and [[David Reddick]].
-====Captain's Personal Log====
+==== Captain's Personal Log ====
 * Writer: [[David Tischman]]
 * Artists:
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