Template:Realworld At the edge of the final frontier. - A strange contaminant wreaks havoc with the station after a Starfleet ship returns from the Gamma Quadrant.
Background Information
- The first-ever DS9 comic, this issue was released as a direct-market photo cover edition, an illustrated cover edition, a gold embossed version, a limited matte black cover edition and a polybagged edition also. There were also several "ashcan" (small-sized preview proofs) available in the preceding summer.
- It was reprinted in the "Best of DS9" collection.
- The captain of the USS Armstrong was intentionally drawn to look like John Tesh.
Creators
- Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry and Deep Space Nine created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller
- Writer: Mike W. Barr
- Artists:
- Gordon Purcell (pencil art)
- Terry Pallot (ink art)
- Patrick Owsley (letter art)
- Albert Deschesne (color design)
- The Bu-Tones (color art)
- Jerome K. Moore (cover art)
- Richard Ory (cover color art)
- Editor: Tom Mason
Characters
- Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in Malibu DS9 characters.
Regular and recurring characters
- Benjamin Sisko
- Starfleet commander assigned as CO of Deep Space 9.
- Kira Nerys
- Bajoran Militia major assigned as Sisko's XO and liaison.
- Odo
- Shape-shifting security chief of DS9.
- Julian Bashir
- Starfleet doctor, a lieutenant junior grade, assigned as station CMO.
- Jadzia Dax
- Joined Trill Starfleet lieutenant assigned as science officer
- Miles O'Brien
- Starfleet chief petty officer assigned as chief of operations.
- Quark
- Ferengi barkeeper who resides on DS9.
- Jake Sisko
- Commander Sisko's teenage son, who resides with him on DS9.
- Nog
- Quark's teenage nephew who resides on DS9.
- Johnson
- Captain of USS Armstrong. As a publicity stunt, artists for this issue used Entertainment Tonight co-host John Tesh's likeness for Captain Johnson.
References
- USS Armstrong (NCC-19212)
- Template:ShipClass Federation starship.
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