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==Creators==
 
==Creators==
 
* Based on ''[[Star Trek]]'' created by [[Gene Roddenberry]]
 
* Based on ''[[Star Trek]]'' created by [[Gene Roddenberry]]
* Guest Writer: [[Diane Duane]]
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* Writer: [[Diane Duane]]
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* Guest Artist: [[Gray Morrow]]
 
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* Editor: [[Robert Greenberger]]
 
* Editor: [[Robert Greenberger]]
   
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
 
* Noted [[Star Trek]] author [[Diane Duane]] wrote this issue, credited as "Diane Duane, R.N.".
 
* Noted [[Star Trek]] author [[Diane Duane]] wrote this issue, credited as "Diane Duane, R.N.".
* Takes place between the events of [[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]] and [[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]].
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==Characters==
 
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]]'s full name is given as Leonard Edward McCoy in this issue, despite being previously established as "McCoy, Leonard H." ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]''.
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* [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]]'s full name is given as Leonard Edward McCoy in this issue, despite being previously established as "McCoy, Leonard H." {{film|3}}.
 
* It is unclear if "M'Benga" in this issue (mentioned only) is the [[canon]] [[M'Benga]] (though it seems implied).
 
* It is unclear if "M'Benga" in this issue (mentioned only) is the [[canon]] [[M'Benga]] (though it seems implied).
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
;[[Image:Excelsior class.jpg|thumb|150px|The ''Excelsior'']] ''[[USS Excelsior]]'' : [[Excelsior class]] [[Federation]] [[starship]].
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;[[File:USS Excelsior.jpg|thumb|150px|The ''Excelsior'']] ''{{USS|Excelsior}}'' : {{class|Excelsior}} [[Federation]] [[starship]].
 
; 12-Lyncis: System with one [[M-class]] [[planet]]
 
; 12-Lyncis: System with one [[M-class]] [[planet]]
 
; [[Horta]]; [[M'Benga]]; [[Vulcan mind meld]]
 
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"The Last Word"

McCoy uses a mind meld to save an endangered crewman.

Creators

Background

Characters

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
Spock
Leonard McCoy
Montgomery Scott
Uhura
Pavel Chekov
Saavik
Ensign Nancy Bryce
Konom
Heming
Excelsior crew-member
M'Benga
Member of the USS Excelsior medical department. See notes.
Tom Krejci
Member of the USS Excelsior medical department.
Lieutenant Lia Burke
Member of the USS Excelsior medical department.
Brassard
Member of the USS Excelsior medical department.
Athende
Sulamid Excelsior crew-member
Alain Reynolds
Excelsior crew-member
Brickner
Excelsior crew-member
Avoca
Excelsior crew-member
Greg Thometz
Excelsior crew-member (dies in this issue).
Winthrop
Excelsior crew-member
Lee
Excelsior crew-member
Naraht
Horta Starfleet officer assigned to the Excelsior.

Notes

  • McCoy's full name is given as Leonard Edward McCoy in this issue, despite being previously established as "McCoy, Leonard H." Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
  • It is unclear if "M'Benga" in this issue (mentioned only) is the canon M'Benga (though it seems implied).

References

USS Excelsior

The Excelsior

USS Excelsior
Excelsior-class Federation starship.
12-Lyncis
System with one M-class planet
Horta; M'Benga; Vulcan mind meld


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