939. Battle Stations!PUBLICATION: Star Trek v.2 #36, DC Comics, September 1992
CREATORS: Howard Weinstein (writer), Rod Whigham and Carlos Garzon (artists)
STARDATE: 8598.6 (follows the last issue)
PLOT: Excelsior manages to route the mysterious enemy from Tabukan space, while the Enterprise investigates a strange plague in another system, one that according to an old medical school rival of McCoy's, was caused by a toxic cloud coming from space. As both ships' captains struggle with what to do next, the Excelsior is attacked by Maroan ships...
CONTINUITY: As the previous issue.
DIVERGENCES: Dmitri Valtane's character is apparently addressed as Berger. McCoy forgets he once left Starfleet (The Motion Picture).
PANEL OF THE DAY - I've long subscribed to these exact words.
REVIEW: A talkier second chapter, but though slow, it keeps one's interest. Not so much the idling plot, but the more character-driven scenes. Sulu and Rand have a heart-to-heart as he starts to build his leadership style. In the other thread, it's more tired medical dilemma business, McCoy's old "friend" not much more than an unappealing crank. At this point, I'd jettison the entire Enterprise plotline to see more of Excelsior.
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