Artist(s):	Alberto Giolitti
Publisher:	Gold Key Comics
Series:	Gold Key TOS #26
Published:	September 1974
Pages:	25
Stardate:	30:19.12 (2260s)

A secret space lab wants Mr. Spock's help - as a guinea pig!

Background InformationEdit

• This story would be reprinted in Enterprise Log 3 and a later reprint in the Star Trek: The Key Collection series. It was also represented in the UK as Star Trek Mighty Midget Comic, where the cover image was recreated in a painting by John Canning.[1]

CreatorsEdit

• Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry

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 Gold Key TOS characters.

Regular and recurringEdit

James T. Kirk 

Enterprise captain.

Spock 

Vulcan Enterprise exec and science officer.

Montgomery Scott 

Enterprise chief engineer.

Hikaru Sulu 

Enterprise helmsman.

Uhura 

Enterprise communications officer.

Pavel Chekov

Enterprise navigator. Chekov appears and is spoken to, but has no dialog in this issue.

Manning 

Enterprise security crewman in the Rifas-L landing party. Manning had previously appeared in "The Mummies of Heitius VII" and appears again in "The Final Truth".

OthersEdit

Oshino 

A Third Dan young woman.

Ekoe 

A First Dan young man.

Yamoto 

Overlord of the world and creator of the populace.

ReferencesEdit

Imperial City of Shondo Ho 

The major city on the planet/starship.