Writer(s):	Aron Eisenberg & Mark Paniccia
Artist(s):	Leonard Kirk
Publisher:	Malibu Comics
Series:	Malibu DS9 Special
Published:	May 1995
Pages:	32
Stardate:	Unknown (Unknown)

SummaryEdit

Benjamin Sisko asks Nog, hoping for entrance to Starfleet Academy, to accompany and guide a young Klingon officer named Gronn, the son of Commander Wartok, on a diplomatic mission to Ferenginar. At a casino on the planet, Nog and Gronn learn about each others' cultures and form the beginnings of a friendship.

Background InformationEdit

• This was the second of two books in the "Celebrity Series" published by Malibu Comics.

• The title card is done as if the original title were "The Rules of Acquisition", but changed at the last moment to "The Rules of Diplomacy" by writing overtop of the old title.
• Aron Eisenberg (the actor who played Nog) wrote the story for this issue.
• Phil Crain contributed an editorial commenting on his impressions of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and how the character of Nog represents "the kid in us, and that's what Nog represents; a purity of soul we all hope we'll never lose."
• Chris Kipiniak contributed a two page biography of Eisenberg to finish the issue.

CreatorsEdit

• Based on:
  • Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine created by Rick Berman & Michael Piller
• Writers: Aron Eisenberg & Mark Paniccia
• Artists:
  • Leonard Kirk (pencil art)
  • Bob Almond, John Montgomery, Scott Reed & Leonard Kirk (inking)
  • Patrick Owsley (letter art)
  • Moose Baumann (color design, cover design)
  • Malibu Color (interior color art)
• Editors:
  • Phil Crain
  • Mark Paniccia (media line editor)

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 Malibu DS9 characters.

Regular and recurring charactersEdit

ReferencesEdit