Description

First in a new series that collects the very best Star Trek comics from the past three decades. Star Trek Archives: Vol. 1. Best of Peter David collects five Star Trek: The Original Series stories written by fan-favorite writer Peter David (Star Trek: New Frontier). Bill Mumy (Lost in Space) co-writes three issues, and one issue is illustrated by legendary comic artist Curt Swan. The stories in this volume focus on the first crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise—Captain Kirk, Spock, Dr. McCoy, Scotty, and Mr. Chekov.

Contents

Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	First published	Cover
Retrospect	Peter David	Curt Swan & Ricardo Villagran	1988 DC TOS, first series, annual #3
A Rude Awakening!	Peter David & Bill Mumy	Gordon Purcell & Arne Starr	October 1990 DC TOS, second series, #13
Great Expectations!	Peter David & Bill Mumy	Gordon Purcell & Arne Starr	December 1990 DC TOS, second series, #14
Tomorrow Never Knows!	Peter David & Bill Mumy	Gordon Purcell & Arne Starr	January 1991 DC TOS, second series, #15
Once a Hero!	Peter David	Gordon Purcell & Arne Starr	May 1991 DC TOS, second series, #19

Appendices

Connections

IDW Publishing omnibuses
IDW collections	IDW Ongoing (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13) • Romulans: Pawns of War • 100-Page Spectacular (2011 • 2012 • Winter 2012) • The John Byrne Collection • New Visions (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • The Hollow Man and Other Stories) • The New Adventures (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5) • Countdown Collection (1 • 2) • Boldly Go (1 • 2 • IDIC) • The Missions Continue • Year Five (Odyssey's End • The Wine-Dark Deep • Weaker Than Man • Experienced in Loss • Deluxe Edition, Volume 1 • Deluxe Edition, Volume 2) • Mirror Universe Collection • Library Collection (1 • 2 • 3) • Star Trek (IDW 2022) (Godshock • The Red Path • Day of Blood • Glass and Bone • Pleroma • When the Walls Fell) • Defiant (1 • Another Piece of the Action • Hell Is Only a Word • The Stars of Home • No Old Warriors) • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Omnibus, Vol. 1 • Star Trek: Voyager Omnibus • Star Trek: Picard Omnibus • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Omnibus
Archive material	Star Trek Archives (Best of Peter David • Best of the Borg • Best of Gary Seven • Best of DS9 • Best of Captain Kirk • Best of Alternate Universes) • Best of Klingons • Star Trek Omnibus (Volume 1 • Volume 2 • The Original Series • Movie Omnibus • TNG Omnibus) • Motion Picture Trilogy • 100-Page Spectacular (Summer 2012 • Gold Key) • Newspaper Comics (1 • 2) • The Stardate Collection (1 • 2) • Gold Key Archives (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5) • Classic UK Comics (1 • 2 • 3) • Best of Picard • The Mirror Universe Saga

Timeline

published order
Previous book: First in series	Star Trek Archives	Next book: Best of the Borg
chronological order
Previous adventure: See individual stories	Memory Beta Chronology	Next adventure: See individual stories

External link

• Best of Peter David article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.