1156. Mission of MercyPUBLICATION: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #19, Malibu Comics, February 1995
CREATORS: Dan Mishkin (writer), Ken Penders and Arne Starr (artists)
STARDATE: Unknown (between Past Tense and LIfe Support)
PLOT: Sisko and Bashir accept an invitation to help two warring alien races, but get caught in the crossfire. Rescued by aliens who know nothing about human biology, Bashir struggles to stay awake long enough to teach them how to save Sisko's life. Whenever he falls into unconsciousness, he remembers not being able to help a young alien girl whose biology was too unlike that of humans. By the time Sisko comes to, the aliens have destroyed their opponent.
CONTINUITY: We learn why Bashir is interested in exobiology/frontier medicine.
DIVERGENCES: None.
PANEL OF THE DAY - These guys feel like McCoy in The Undiscovered Country.
REVIEW: A very nice issue from Mishkin, Penders and Starr that reminds us that the variety of life out there is greater than we can imagine. Mishkin plays on that for both comedy (in the present day sequences) and tragedy (in the flashbacks). Throw in some well drawn action and you have a fun issue. Plus, there's real exploration of Bashir's character in a way that's rarely done in comics (or even novels), a sort of "origin story".
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