Storyline #6: Husian Gambit w: Thomas Warkentin & Tom Durkin, a: Thomas Warken+in 9/7/80-1/17/81

~ RELAX... AMD
SETTLE YOUR Ml WO ON
THE ONE PO/NT

ONCE AGAIN, PAVEL TRY AGAIN

CHEKOV ASSISTS PAVEL... ANV
ITAKA SULU IN A l ATTACK, y
DEMONSTRATION.

WHOAf Y LAST WEEK THE

WHATEVER THE PREVa FOOP PROCESSOR
ENTERPRISE , M/STEA ON NINE LEVELS
\ WEEKLY PARTIAL AGE) WERE LEFT ON
AN ISLAND* OF CALM. CONTINUOUS OUT-

rLET ...Kt
YOUR. FLOW.

THREE DAYS A<50 , BAGPIPE JIM. TNL

TAPES WERE PATCHED INTO SYMPT
. THE SHIPWIOE INTERCOM,
S. AT HIGH VOLUME! ^
wksr-- ...i'll
I A BONNY NEVER
—1 'TUNE! mSSS^m FORGET
OFFICER'S WAk { LAST WEEK THE THREE PAYS A SO , ©AS PI PE
30 MINUTES i FOOP PROCESSOF TAPES WERE PATCHEP INTO
ON NINE LEVELS „ THE SHIPWIDE INTERCOM/
WERE LEFT ON V AT HtGN VOLUME! m
ww
s> SETTING!
--
[A BONNY J|9K7 NEVER
TUNE!
...mS
FORGET

Y AND TOPAV, ‘ 'THIS ISA

SHIP/ SEN"
FUN HOUS
JATION STAR-
:N ... NOT A
I WANT WHO-
JINI. THESE PRANKS ,
SYMPTOMS ... OF Sd mm
\L EVER'5 >ONSI0LE
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all Right,
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THE CHATTER AND
TURN TO. I'LL SET
SHORE LEAVE ONLV
WHEN THE ENTIRE
HOLD IS SHIPSHAPE
CAPTAINS 106 ’

’wENAUE^A^t^ED
AT HUS-24 TO CARR'S
OUT OUR BIANNUAL
MAINTENANCE PUTT
AT THIS MOST REMOTE
OP FEDERATION
SANCTIONED
ORBITING, DRSDOCRS.

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A CAPTAIN MISTER SULU- SHALL WE SHO

the VENTURE THE PROP6P
WAV TO DOCK A STARSHIP'
WARKENTIN/DURKIN
ISTAFn TRei'U-W «MWPr ^ ^ WflRKENTIN/DURKIN
 IVEGOT t WON' WHAT'S A GAME OF
-THANKS TO TO ADMIT/ EATING CHESS WITH
HUSIAN LABOR, THE HUSIANS COMMANDER
MAINTENANCE ARE GOOD HATHOZ. A
WORK ON THE WORKERS. ,
ENTERPRISE
AND THE
VENTURE
PROCEEDS
SMOOTHLY
AND QUICKLY.
‘RTA R TRPK '• AlP558* >*■ ^ warkentin/diirkin
 STANDARD SIDEARM OF
STARFLEET,THE TVPEH
HAND PHASER IS AN
Six. IMPROVED WEAPON
WITH SETTINGS
FROM LIGHT.
A disintegrate.
I DIDN'T ^
EXPECT IT
¥ sooosyE. ~ WOULD LAST
' HATHOZ...WE THIS LONG.
CAN CONTINUE
OUR GAME VIA
SUBSPACE

1 BIANNUAL MAINTENANCE yJm .MAINTENANCE ^^7 ALL RIGHT, SPOCK. ^7J k/^ THANK YOU DOCK-^ ¥ YOU'RE \
H DONE, THE ENTERPRISE fl aplete,captain, Hr let's settle our n master, for a [ welcome.
9 AND THE VENTURE ARE §f\ A L.L.CREW ABOARD IDKA ACCOUNT WITH ItsMlW !A JOB WELL DONE. / V CAPTAIN /
m READY TO LEAVE DRY- ■k As V^._y'

®|
j DOCK OVER HUS -Z4-.

^THAT'S IT THEN, HF" yowll be \ I

WE'LL LIFT OFF
WITHIN THE
HOUR. >
 1 DIDN'T
EXPECT IT
f soopeyE, > WOULD LAST
r HATHOZ... WE THIS LONG-
CAN CONTINUE
OUR GAME VIA
. SUBSPACE
L RADIO- >

ALL MAINTENANCE ALL RIGHT, SPOCK.

COMPLETE , CAPTAIN, LET'S SETTLE OUR
ALL CREW ABOARD ACCOUNT WITH
AND ACCOUNTED THE DRVDOCK
AUTHORITIES-^

/ fHINK NOT!
 f SHUT
up:- our
was
HOW. j

I AM EDREM, ^...W/TH WHICH

SPIRITUAL LEADER WE WILL TAKE
OF MV PEOPLE... WHAT WE
YOUR MASTER... v WANTy

...AND NEW 1
COMMANDER OF
THE STARSHIPS
ENTERPRISE AND
VENTURE... a

YOU'LL HAUL ...ALL OF r AVE...AND IF

YOU WILL I EVER GET MV
WORK IN _ WANDS ON THAT
. CAPTAIN.. THIS MINE HEAD, I'LL SPIN
UNTIL YOU IT LIKE A W/N6-
V DIE! w NUTS/ .
 WE USED TO LUG
THOSE ROCKS...
NOW/ HEH !,
^ STARF.LEET
^ OOES IT FOR
US!!

tr THEV MAKE
r ME NERVOUS... ,
DIFFERENT SPECIES/
WEIRD EVES... I NEVER
KNOW WHAT -rVIEV’RE ,
k. THINKING. J

IN THE ABOVE-G! ^OUR STARFLEET captives

OFFICE OP THE H WORK GRUDSINSLY/EOREM.
TITAN I UNI MINE, l BUT THE WORK is GOINS
£&$?,VeVW°f Ik. WELL ENOUGH .

PFAH!

usm&ti
/ WANT THEM
WORKING AT
MAXIMUM!

...BUT IT'S HEALTHY r THIS 16

TO VENT THE SPLEEN MY FAULT!
ONCE IN AWHILE. > I'VE GOT TO
SET US OUT
OP THIS! >
 ' I'D LIKE DISTOriAMS HAVE NO SKULLS, A LOGICAL
A MEDICAL PRO0ABLV BECAUSE THEIR PLACE,
OPINION, BRAINS ARE IN THE FOR BRAINS.
v BONES- J ^ THORAX. _4

r 0V THOMAS WA&KENTlN
W? FROM A STORV 0Y
TOM DURKIN
f / paAjasatf smflM HV - cfcp swjatd wnemeictf Qg6l. j

LT. TULB’S HEAD MIGHT BE I'M WILLING TO I'LL KEEP IT IN MIND, SP9CK...HATHOZ...IFALL OF ^
FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO SQUEEZE TRY IT, SIR. LIEUTENANT,THANK YOU. US. IN CHAINS, RUSH THE GUARDS,
OUT OF HIS COLLAR, AT R/SK HOW WOULD YOU ESTIMATE >
op dam as/Ms h/s eyes / ^ V OUR CASUALTIES T .

I REMEMBER
THE iAST TIME
YOU SAID THAT!
 I'D LIKE DISTOTIAMS HAVE MO SKULLS/
A MEDICAL PROBABLY BECAUSE THEIR
OPINION/ BRAINS ARE IN THE
BONES. J ^ THORAX.

I'M WILLING TO I'LL KEEP IT IN MIND,

TRY IT, SIR. LIEUTEN ANT, THANK YOU.

SPDCK...HATHOZ...IPALL OF IF THEIR PHASERS ^

US, IN CHAINS, RUSH THE GUARDS, ARE SET TO KILL...40
HOW WOULD YOU ESTIMATE A TO SO PERCENT. .
OUR CASUALTIES ?

SO DO I. THERE
HAS TO ©E AN
ALTERNATIVE!
~ LT TUL0 , ARE YOU 1 ALL RIGHT, THEN/ W BUNCH1 UP A BIT,
'V
still willing to trv IT'S NOW OR NEVER. ■ SO THEE GUARDS ■
SQUEEZING VOUR MEAD ^^GOOD LUCK! 1 CAN'T SEE WHAT ■
. OUT THROUGH THAT i DOING-^g
COLLAR ?

knroa
r READ'/ TO... i
GUIDE MV EVES
THROUGH, IF THEY
...UGH!. HANG UP
L ON THE RIA/t /
 VOU CAN FIX
THAT LATER- ANYTHING
TAKE ME TO YOU SAY/
THE MINE, EDREM.
-FAST!

0V THOMAS WARKENT1N
FROM A STORY BY
TOM DURKIN

1 WANT THAT
THE STARFLEET CAPTIVES SHIP'S COMPUTER 1 A STARSHIP mcs 7CAPTAIN:
CODE n-rA u
DEVOTE THEIR REST/SLEEP REQUIRES A CODE I'LL RETURN
PERIOD TO ESCAPE PHRASE TO INITIATE IH%RA-SYST£M IN TWO HOURS,
planning ... interrupted ^HELM FUNCTION ! TRIPPER THAT I FOR THE CODE,
WHEN EDREM RETURNS . ANYONE CAN . OR THE UVES
TO THE MINE, TREMBLING/ V HAH OLE OF TWENTY
WITH FRUSTRATION. / OF YOUR j
L MEN! A

THINK IT OYER ■ LT- TUL0, ARE YOU ^

CAPTAIN... ALL OF still willing to try
YOU ARE VERY SQUEEZING YOUR HEAD
EXPENDABLE.' . OUT THROUGH THAT j
collar ?

ALL RIGHT, THEN,

IT'S NOW OR NEVER.
^^GOOD LUCK.'^
 THEWIWD IF WE CAA/
WOULD BLOW SET THE FIELD
IT TOWARD AFIRE... THEN
THE 6UARD5- WHATT y
SWELTERING UNDER
THREE SUNS, THE
STARFLEET WOMEN
BEGIN TO HA TCH AN
ESCAPE PLAN...

BY THOMAS WARKENTIN
FROM A STORY BY
TOM DURRtN

OUR ADVANTAGE, LIEUTENANT/

IS THAT THE GUARDS WON'T EXPECT YOURSELF ON
ANVONE TO BE OFF THE CHAIN/ . THAT LARGE
\ A WAV FROM THE GROUP. ^ 0OULDER...

RIGHT.

GUARD.' /HAVE
A MESSAGE FOR
YOUR LEADER.
 5 Y IT'S
! TO ' JAMMED
... j AT THE Kill
SETTINS!

BY THOMAS WARKENTIN
Tv. FROM A STORY BY
tX TOM DURKIN

T LISTEN TO ME < T
LIEUTENANT TULB'S TUL3 ... IT'S THEM
RELUCTANCE TO ...OR US!
USE A WEAPON YOU'VE NAD THE
JAMMED AT THE TRAINING... USE
KILL SETTING TNAT WEAPON, a
EVAPORATES UNDER vj AJOW!
FIRE PROM TNE
HUSIAN GUARDS

CAPTAINI KIRK r AND TNAT OUT

IS RIGHT ...THIS CROPPING IS NC
ISN'T A GAME ■ COVER AGAINST
IT'S LIFE OR , A PHASER
. DEATH! A |v RIFLE ! m
 r it's ~
JAMMED
AT TME KILL
SETTIKie:

lieutenant tulB’S j
U§eUA™EA%OH
JAMMED AT THE
KILL SETTING
EVAPORATES UNDER
FIRE PROM THE
HUS!AN GUARDS

'TEN TO ME • 1
'.B...IT'STHEM
..OR US!
"VE HAD THE
VN/NG... USB
 THE GREEK/, BULB -HEA DEL
OKIE NITGLVKJKO WITH ONI
SHOT!! ...I NEVER SA M/
V ANYTHING LIKE IT!

T TNEV ~
HAVE ONE
WEAPON...
WE NAVE
t STOP ^ NINE! A
WHINING,
UBO! >

THEY'RE ▼ IF YOU NAVE A TAKE COVER WITH Tl

ALMOST NERE, A BETTER iDEA,\ TWERS... YOU TOO/i
j BONES... L LET'S NAVE J THAT'S AW ORDER

f owe >
SHOULD GET HOLD ' THIS > MOVE,
IT! IS SET TO 1 AND you
HAVE ~A PHASES KILL’....WIDE ALL .
EIRE! / . FIELD! y . DIE! J
 THE GREEK!. BULB -HEADEL r mavBe we
OKIE HIT GLVKJKO WITH OKJi SHOULD GET
SHOT!! ...I MEYER SA M/ MORE HELP.,
V AMYTH/MG LIKE )T!

' STOP ^
WH/M/KJG,
. ueo! >

r JIM.
IT'S PL AIM
CRAZY/ .
■uWITH
sxmMfk
AM EM!
/9IPLE!

take cover with -me

OTHERS ... YOU TOO/ spock.
w THAT'S AW ORDER ^

' THIS >

/S SET TO
KILL !... WIDE
. PI ELD! y
 CHEKDV, ^ Y stunr
' DISTRIBUTE r...AUD ~ CAPTAIN/
THESE PHASERi SET THEM OOM'T VOL
TO OUR NINE TO HEAW THINK W£
. BEST MARKS- STUM, j SHOULD...
V MEM... ,

BV THOMAS WARKEMTIN
\fpom a srotsvev
'~~^TOM DU RHIM

r WE CAN EXPECT TO BE CAPTAIM, THAT

AMBUSHED AT THE MOUTH I MIME PHASERS TRAIN OP ORE-, FROM THECA TWE'I
k OF THE MIME. ^ AGAINST HUN¬ CARS IS LOADED, ...NOT AUTO- NUMt
DREDS OF THE READY TO LEAVE y' mated
LITTLE DEVILS' THE MIME. >

r WE'LL LEAVE IN WE'LL WHAT HE MANAGEDTO

THE OPE - TRAIN FIND MORE WORK
FOR US, DIDN'T _
^ HE ?
 ^...AND ~
•SET THEM
-TO MEAW
STUN. /

< wwc phasbks

THE MIME. AGAINST NUN-
octeos op me
LITTLE DEVILS!

NUML

WE'LL CAPTAIN KIRK'S ME MANAGED TO

A REAL OPFICER, PI KID MORE WORK
MO MISTAKE. FOR US, DIDN'T
. HE? ^
 CAPTAIN, THAT
ENGINE IS SIMILAR
TO ONE I DROVE
s. AT HONSHU- >
.
msex
AGAIN-

^ALL RIGHT,
SULU, VOU'L
HAVE THE
"HELM".

EXPECTING AN ... SHOULD BE T ALL CREW SULU,

AMBUSH AT CAPABLE OF OVER ABOARD, GET US
THE MOUTH IOO KPH, FOR ABOUT CAPTAIN. OUT OF
OP THE MINE, FIVE MINUTES.. v HERE.
CAPTAIN KlPK UNTIL THE COIL LONG
PLANS AN OVERLOADS. ENOUGH
EXIT WITH AN
"EDGE"./

VIRTUALLY PRlCT/ONLESS ,
f I'D UKE\ POLARITIES. THE ORE TRAIN
■ • .. A.
MOVING PASTER THAN ITS
DESIGNERS WOULD HAVE
THOUGHT POSSIBLE.

Illy fWARKEHTlN
 SULU, HOW BUS ^ WE'LL PEEL '
.AN EXPLOSION .THE SHOCK
k WILL THAT THING kWAVE PROM
1 MAKE ? Ilhere. >

pSpijl YOU HEARD

ruf?ow

1^ 4#^^^
^ >>11
S -
 ■rHP^w sulu/ how eu3 a
AM EXPLOSION! '
■flk^ WILL THAT THlHG
K||kL make ?
lit pii
snough
r
pocTQP y >*
l \ X-,’-

> READV, CAPTAIN, ' 7 WE'LL MAKE

TO OVERLOAD SEVEN our? rusw twe
ONDS PPOM TPI&&EP MOMENT IT a
'.EASE_IT SHOULD OETOMATES^g
\E AN EPEECTIVE J
GPENADE.

VOU MEARO
HIM.SULU-A

. 7UJZOW §
try/ Mu
-STAR TREI^-rr: WflRKENTIN/DURKIN
 THEY 'RE WELL
DEFENDED IN
THOSE ROCKS-

a creation of CERE RODDERBERRY

BV THOMAS WAR KENT!N &OUU&R
PROM A STORV BV NOV!NS
TOM DURKIN

WEAPONLESS, BUT DETERMINED TO AIO \. V-\

1 WITH A MASSIVE
1 THEIR OUTGUNNEO COMRADES, THE - *V 1 ■ CALLING CARD. \
STAPC!ee-r wnMnu AkinonkiT'P < \ 1_I__1 * x .■■ 1
y THEIR ENTRT INTO THE FRAV...

. f :. ■ , fToaeweR y ^ tt/Jo.

^ v Pu
ifi

■.. THE WOMEN FALL UPON THE

HUSIANS IN FORCE. f WHAT
ARE we
WAITING
FOR? .
 —
• creation of R[M[ ROOOlRBtRRT
SV THOMAS WARREN TIN
FROM A &TOEV BV
TOM DURKIN

WEAPONLESS, BUT DETERMINED TO A/O WITH A MASSIVE

THEIR OUTGUNNED COMRADES, THE CALLING CARD.
STAB PL BET WOMEN ANNOUNCE
THE!IP ENTRT INTO THE PRAT...

TOGETHER
HOW. PUSH!

' WHAT
ARE WE
WAITING
POE? .
 ^WITH THEIR
LEADER SOME,
twev...

I SAW THIS owe SWEAWIWG

OFF WHEW HIS MEM LAID
OOWW THElR WEAPOWS.

@r t
I SAW THIS ONE SNEAKING
OFF WHEN HIS MEN LAID
DOWN THEIR WEAPONS.