"Project Iceberg" was a 14-panel Star Trek: The Original Series comic strip, the first of two stories released by Kenner in 1974. The story was told on slides projected onto a wall using Kenner's Give-A-Show Projector toy. In this story, the USS Enterprise assists struggling aliens on an arid planet.
Summary
The Enterprise picks up a distress call from a humanoid species who desperately need water. To help them, the starship uses a grappler to tow a large body of ice close enough to the surface of the alien planet so that heat from its sun melts it. The resulting precipitation saves the day.
References
Characters
Starships and vehicles
Locations
- Unnamed star system
- Referenced only
- Earth
Races and cultures
States and organizations
Science and classification
Occupations and titles
Other references
- assignment patch • asteroid • distress call • ice • planet • space • star • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • volcano • water
Appendices
Related media
- DSC episode: "The Vulcan Hello" – Philippa Georgiou and Michael Burnham repair a dry well on an arid planet to save the Crepusculan species.
- TOS comic: "When Planets Collide" – The USS Enterprise tows the star remnant Doona with magnetic force rather than a tractor beam.
- DS9 comic: "Dax's Comet, Part II" – In 2370, the shields from three runabouts are used to deflect the course of a deadly comet called The Messenger.
Background
- If the ice asteroid was fragile, the use of a grappler or harpoon would make sense. A tractor beam might fracture or crush the ice as it did Captain John Christopher's F-104 Starfighter. (TOS episode & Star Trek 2 novelization: Tomorrow is Yesterday)
- Heating a large block of ice in the upper atmosphere of a planet would not actually create rain. In a low-pressure environment, the ice would boil into space. (TAS episode & Log Ten novelization: The Slaver Weapon)
Images
A ship-mounted harpoon.
Chronology
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: first story |
TOS comic strips Kenner Comic Strips |
Next comic: Space Cowboy |
Production history
- 1974
- Included in the Give-A-Show Projector, Red Box, slides 611-01 and 611-02. (Kenner)
- September 2017
- Reprinted in the omnibus The Classic UK Comics, Volume 3. (IDW Publishing)
External links
- Project Iceberg video at the Give-A-Show Projector blog.
- Project Iceberg review at the Topless Robot website.