929. Truth... or TreacheryPUBLICATION: Star Trek v.2 #28, DC Comics, February 1992
CREATORS: Howard Weinstein (writer), Brandon Peterson and Arne Starr (artists)
STARDATE: 8566.7 (follows the last issue)
PLOT: The sole Pilkorian survivor of the secret colony, a 15-year-old girl called Leeta, swears she isn't from Pilkor, so Spock attempts a mindmeld. He finds a set of memories juxtaposed on her own, and McCoy finds the computer chip inside her head responsible. Is someone trying to fake a Romulan raid to escalate tensions between them and the Federation, inciting a war? McCoy dresses as an Admiral and sends a message Pilkor's way saying that war has indeed started between the two powers. If Victoria Leigh sells the Enterprise out, she's with the bad guys. She doesn't and allows the Pilkorian High Command to believe their plan is working. They hope to wait out the war they created and easily pick up territory. Victoria confides in Kirk that her husband is alive and held hostage. One quick transport beam later and the whole plan has been exposed, and the reunited couple adopt Leeta and head for Earth and away from Pilkor.
CONTINUITY: McCoy would become an Admiral for real eventually (Encounter at Farpoint).
DIVERGENCES: None.
PANEL OF THE DAY - In today's episode, the role of Nina Popov will be played by little ape-girl Dorothy Spinner.
REVIEW: While the art is still a bit rough, it's not as bad as last issue's, and Weinstein's story wraps up satisfactorily. The twists are many and not too predictable, and the regulars allowed to be the heroes (a problem in previous Weinstein scripts). It's open on the Star Trek universe rather than isolated to some single planet we've never seen before nor will ever see after. So yeah, damning with faint praise... but a better arc overall. Now let's get Gordon Purcell back on the book.
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