Summary[]

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Andrea, Ruk, Exo III – names that conjure grim memories for James Kirk. What, then, happens when the killer androids start showing up by the dozen? Plus, a special guest star who's bound to surprise!

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Background information[]

Creators[]

• Writer: John Byrne
• Artists:
  • John Byrne (photomontage and letter art)
• Editor: Chris Ryall
• With characters created by Robert Bloch
• STAR TREK created by Gene Roddenberry
• Dedicated to the talented performers, craftsmen and technicians whose work is represented here
• Special thanks to Risa Kessler and John Van Citters of CBS Consumer Products for their invaluable assistance.
• Special thanks to our guest star, Scott Adsit!

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 IDW TOS characters.

Regular and recurring characters[]

• James T. Kirk (β)

  Captain of the USS Enterprise

  Leonard McCoy (β)

  Enterprise' CMO

  Spock (β)

  Enterprise' XO/Chief science officer

  Montgomery Scott (β)

  Enterprise' Chief engineer

  Hikaru Sulu (β)

  Enterprise' helmsman

  Nyota Uhura (β)

  Enterprise' Communications officer

  Pavel Chekov (β)

  Enterprise' navigator

  Andrea (β)

  Christine Chapel (β)

  Enterprise' nurse

  Harcourt Fenton Mudd (β)

  con man

  Ruk (β)

External link[]

• "The Survival Equation" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works