Adventure was a 13-panel Star Trek: The Original Series comic strip, the first of two released by Larami Corporation in 1979. The story was printed on a paper spool and read by loading it into a Star Trek Space Viewer toy. In this story, a transporter malfunction plagued the USS Enterprise.

Publisher's description

Omnibus teaser

After Kirk and Spock undertake a dangerous mission on a strange, new world, a thick fog shorts out the Enterprise's transporter, nearly stranding them on the planet.

Summary

Leonard McCoy warned that Kirk and Spock were taking on a dangerous mission, and both officers showed concern as they stood on the transporter platform. Montgomery Scott was worried that the planet's fog would interfere with the system, but Kirk and Spock safely beamed down and completed their mission. However, the transporter shorted out when Kirk called for beam-out. Scott repaired the system in about a minute. Spock thought it was a close call.

References

Characters

James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock

Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)

Locations

Unidentified planet

Races and cultures

Human • Vulcan

Science and technology

communicator • transporter

Ranks and titles

captain • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • Starfleet ranks

Other references

bridge • fog • minute • planet • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • Starfleet uniform (early 2270s) • transporter room

Timeline

• The comic strip's packaging was branded for TOS movie: The Motion Picture. While crew uniforms were colored using the palette from the Starfleet uniform (early 2270s), the detailing on the uniforms was that of the older style Starfleet uniform (2265-2270). The USS Enterprise, both inside and out, was depicted in its pre-refit configuration, suggesting a placement in the late 2260s.

Chronology

published order
Previous comic: first story	TOS comic strips Larami Comic Strips	Next comic: "The Black Hole"

Appendices

Background

• The details of the dangerous mission were unspecified.

Related stories

• TOS episode: "The Enemy Within" – In 2266, a transporter malfunction on the Enterprise duplicated James T. Kirk.
• TOS movie: The Motion Picture – in 2273, a transporter malfunction on the Enterprise killed Lori Ciana and Sonak.
• TOS - Star Trek Video Communicator comic: "Time. And Time. And Time Again." – A transporter malfunction on the Enterprise whisked Nyota Uhura from the distant past into the far future.

External links

• Long Forgotten Larami Star Trek Strip article at the Hasslein Blog website.
• The complete comic strip is posted at the Star Trek Comics Checklist website.