Acceptable Risk

A sentence of death for all who dare a... haunted planet!"Acceptable Risk" was the 44th issue of DC Comics' second series of Star Trek: The Original Series comics. The issue consisted of a 22 pages edited by Alan Gold, written by Howard Weinstein and Gordon Purcell. The art was penciled by Purcell and inked by Carlos Garzon, with Tom McCraw and Bob Pinaha credited as colorist and letterer, respectively.

Summary[]

Log entries[]

  • Captain's log, supplemental
    Doctor McCoy reports that the five injured colonists were, fortunately, not badly hurt... ...But I find Chekov and Saavik's report on the Alpha Darwin mining facility... disturbing.
  • Captain's log, supplemental
    Thanks to Mr. Spock, the layer of radiated ions has been neutralized... ...And the mysterious life forms of Alpha Darwin have been liberated. In addition, the colonists have voted their agreement with our actions—And they're severed their association with Mark Willis. We'll be taking them to the nearest starbase for relocation... ...My friend remains... unrepentant...

References[]

Characters[]

Pavel ChekovJames T. KirkLeonard McCoySaavikSpockSara TuchinskyMark Willisunnamed Bakadans
Referenced only
God

Starships and vehicles[]

USS Enterprise-A (Constitution-class refit, Enterprise-subclass)

Locations[]

Alpha DarwinBakada IIIEarthSuicide FallsWillis Colony

Races and cultures[]

BakadanHumanRain godRomulanVulcan

States and organizations[]

StarfleetUnited Federation of Planets

Other references[]

canoecaptaincatcolonycommanding officercommunicatormousephaserplanettricorder

Chronology[]

2290
Enterprise-A visits Willis's colony.

Appendices[]

Images[]

Connections[]

previous comic:
#43: ... Goes a Long Way
The Original Series
(DC Comics, Series Two)
next comic:
#45: A Little Man-to-Man Talk

Timeline[]

published order
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
Cast No Shadow

Chapter 11

Memory Beta Chronology Next Adventure:
A Little Man-to-Man Talk

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