Script writer Mike W. Barr starts part one of an eight-part arc, with Promises to Keep. DC Comics continues to boldly go with its ongoing Star Trek series. This issue, which was on the racks until December of 1984, featured pencils by Tom Sutton, and inks by Ricardo Villagran. The pair also delivered the cover,…
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
DC’s Movie Special adaptation of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock was released in June of 1984. Mike W. Barr adapted the story from the script by Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, Harve Bennett, and Nicholas Meyer, from a story developed by Bennett and Leonard Nimoy. It featured pencils by Tom Suttton, inks by Ricardo…
Star Trek: #8 Blood Fever (1984)
DC Comcs Star Trek title continues to boldly go with it’s eighth issue, that was up and about until November of 1984. Mike W. Barr continues to guide the Enterprise’s journey with his script. Tom Sutton is still on pencils, while Ricardo Villagran continues to deliver on inks. And the cover was created by Sutton…
Star Trek: #7 Pon Farr (1984)
Mike W. Barr continues his run as writer for DC Comics’ ongoing Star Trek series. With Pon Farr he introduces a two-parter about Saavik. It features pencils by Eduardo Barreto, inks by Ricardo Villagran, and a pretty cool-looking cover by Dan Day and Dick Giordano. It was on spinners for August 1984. Stardate: 8180.1 The…
Get Smart (1969) – Valerie of the Dolls, Widow Often Annie, and The Treasure of C. Errol Madre
Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) enrolls in an expectant father’s class, not only to get some necessary knowledge, but also to stop KAOS latest plan – using dolls to smuggle out a formula. Written by Les Colodny and Ed Haas, this episode first aired on 10 October, 1969. To foil the plan, Smart and the Chief…
Star Trek: #6 Who is Enigma? (1984)
July 1984 had issue 6 of DC Comics ongoing Star Trek series on comic spinners. Written oncee again by Mike W. Barr, it featured pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Ricardo Villagran, and a cover by Sutton and Sal Amendola. Stardate: 8173.5 The issue’s opening splash page tties directly in with the canon of The…
Star Trek: #5 Mortal Gods (1984)
June 1984 brought not only a new issue of DC Comics’ Star Trek series, but also saw Star Trek III hit the theaters, which means the writers would have new stories, characters, and ships to draw from for their future issues. Mike W. Barr continues to pen the story, Tom Sutton does the pencils, and…
Get Smart (1969) – Leadside, Greer Window, and The Not-So-Great Escape: Part 1
Leadside debuted on 8 March, 1969. It was written by Lloyd Turner and Gordon Mitchell. Leadside (Ronald Long) is a wheelchair bound mastermind who is working to destroy CONTROL and kill Maxwell Smart (Don Adams). Max has apparently ruined a number of Leadside’s plans before, and now, Leadside is going to take on CONTROL one…
Star Trek: Across the Universe (1999) – Pamela Sargent, and George Zebrowski
Sometimes I just want to travel with old friends. And the oldest of those friends, are the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, Captain James T. Kirk commanding. As the Pocketbook series continued, the stories have gotten stronger, tying in with the ever-expanding franchise’s continuity. Across the Universe takes place during the original five-year mission. The…
Star Trek: #4 Deadly Allies (1984)
Issue 4 of DC Comics ongoing Star Trek series hit spinners in time for May 1984. Mike W. Barr concludes the story he started in issue one, while Tom Sutton, penciller, and Ricardo Villagran, inks, provided the art, and the cover. I also had this one as a kid. Stardate: 8151.7 The issue’s splash page…
The Mind Reels 