... Promises to Keep — memory beta

New frontiers. (The Mirror Universe Saga, part 1)

Summary

Log entries

Captain's log, stardate 8215.5: The Enterprise has been ordered to the Regula I Space Lab to obtain vital scientific data. I have waited fifteen years for this chance, and will let nothing stand between me and my goal.

References

Characters

Regular characters

Pavel Chekov • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura

Other characters

Amanda Grayson • Konom • Carol Marcus • Saavik • Sarek • Lawrence Styles • T'Lar • Stephen Turner

Referenced only: David Marcus

Mirror universe characters

Pavel Chekov • James T. Kirk • Carol Marcus • Leonard McCoy • Saavik • Montgomery Scott • Elizabeth Sherwood • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura

Referenced only: David Marcus

Starships and vehicles

ISS Enterprise (Enterprise-subclass Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • Kirk's bird-of-prey (B'rel-class bird-of-prey)
Referenced only: USS Enterprise (Enterprise-subclass Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Excelsior (Excelsior-class)

Locations

Stations and outposts

Regula I Space Lab • Regula I Space Lab (mirror)

Other references

fal-tor-pan • Project Genesis

Appendices

Background

This issue introduces the mirror universe crew of the Star Trek movies era, in the year 2285. This could be taken as contradictory, as many of the characters died years earlier in other licensed mirror universe adventures.

The uniforms in this appearance were somewhat of a combination between the Terran Empire Starfleet uniform seen in TOS and the regular universe's maroon uniform of that era. The Terran Empire badge was moved over to the opposite side of the chest to avoid covering the maroon jacket's closure. The new version of the Terran badge introduced here featured the same lozenge-shaped backing patch as the standard universe Starfleet 2280s badge.

Images

Connections

Stories featuring the mirror universe
Enterprise	episode: "In a Mirror, Darkly" • prose: Age of the Empress • "Nobunaga"
Discovery	episodes: "Into the Forest I Go" • "Despite Yourself" • "The Wolf Inside" • "Vaulting Ambition" • "What's Past Is Prologue" • "Terra Firma" • comics: Succession ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 3" • "Issue 4")
The Original Series	episode: "Mirror, Mirror" • comics: Hell's Mirror • The Mirror Universe Saga ("... Promises to Keep" • "Double Image" • "Deadly Reflection!" • "The Tantalus Trap!" • "Masquerade!" • "Behind Enemy Lines!" • "The Beginning of the End..." • "Homecoming...") • Fragile Glass • Mirror Images ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 4" • "Issue 5") • "The Mirror, Cracked • prose: Voyage to Adventure • Spectre • Dark Victory • Preserver • The Sorrows of Empire • "Ill Winds" • "The Greater Good" • games: The Adventure Game • Shattered Universe
The Original Series	Kelvin timeline	comics: Mirrored ("Part 1" • "Part 2") • "Parallel Lives, Part 2" • Live Evil ("Part 1" • "Part 2" • "Part 3")
The Next Generation	comics: "Mirror Images, Issue 3" • Mirror Universe Collection (TNG - Mirror Broken comics: "Origin of Data", "Prelude", "Issue 1", "Issue 2", "Issue 3", "Issue 4", "Issue 5" • TNG - Through the Mirror comics: "Issue 1", "Issue 2", "Issue 3", "Issue 4", "Issue 5" TNG - Ripe for Plunder comics: "Chapter One", "Chapter Two", "Chapter Three", "Chapter Four", "Chapter Five" • TNG - Terra Incognita comics: "Issue 1", "Issue 2", "Issue 3", "Issue 4", "Issue 5", "Issue 6") • ST: The Mirror War: "Issue 0", "Issue 1", "Issue 2", "Issue 3", "Issue 4", "Geordi", "Issue 5", "Issue 6", "Issue 7", "Issue 8" • ST: Warriors of the Mirror War: "Data", "Geordi", "Sisko", "Troi" • prose: Dark Mirror • Three • The Worst of Both Worlds • "The Traitor" • "The Sacred Chalice" • "For Want of a Nail" • Rise Like Lions
Deep Space Nine	episodes: "Crossover" • "Through the Looking Glass" • "Shattered Mirror" • "Resurrection" • "The Emperor's New Cloak" • comic: "Enemies & Allies" • prose: Dark Passions • Warpath • Saturn's Children • Fearful Symmetry • "A Terrible Beauty" • The Soul Key • "Freedom Angst" • Disavowed
Voyager	prose: The Mirror-Scaled Serpent • "Bitter Fruit" • comic: "Mirrors & Smoke"
New Frontier	comics: Turnaround ("Part I" • "Part II" • "Part III" • "Part IV" • "Part V") • prose: Cutting Ties • "Homecoming"
Klingon Empire	prose: "Family Matters"	Titan	prose: "Empathy"	Vanguard	prose: "The Black Flag"
Miniseries and anthologies	RPG sourcebook: Through a Glass, Darkly • comics: The Mirror Universe Saga • Turnaround • Mirror Images • prose: Mirror Universe Trilogy • Mirror Universe (Glass Empires • Obsidian Alliances • Shards and Shadows)

published order
Previous comic: Blood Fever Saavik's Story	TOS comics DC Comics, Volume 1	Next comic: The Mirror Universe Saga Double Image
Previous story: Blood Fever Saavik's Story	Stories by: Mike W. Barr	Next story: The Mirror Universe Saga Double Image
chronological order
Previous adventure: Allegro Ouroboros in D Minor	Memory Beta Chronology	Next adventure: The Mirror Universe Saga Double Image
Previous story: Blood Fever Saavik's Story	Voyages of the USS Excelsior	Next story: The Mirror Universe Saga Double Image

Publication history

December 1984: First published by DC Comics.
April 1991: Reprinted in The Mirror Universe Saga omnibus. (DC Comics)
September 2008: Included on The Complete Comic Book Collection DVD. (Graphic Imaging Technologies)
September 2009: Reprinted in the Best of Alternate Universes omnibus. (IDW)
19 July 2018: Reprinted in Graphic Novel Collection, Volume 41. (Eaglemoss Collections)
15 March 2022: Reprinted in The Mirror Universe Saga omnibus. (IDW Publishing, ISBN 978-1684058730)

Translations

August 1985: French: In Double image, omnibus Star Trek #4. (Arédit)
December 1994: German: As "Gegebene Versprechen", translated by Uwe Anton, collected in Die Spiegelwelt part 1, Star Trek #1. (Carlsen)

External link

... Promises to Keep article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.