Star Trek Comics Checklist

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Limited Edition Preview Malibu Comics ashcans

#1 Jun 1993

Interviews with Mike W. Barr and Gordon Purcell; sample script, pencil breakdowns, and art for Preview #2. Bagged with Hero Illustrated #1 as Hero Premiere Edition #1. Cover has DS9 logo in gold foil on a blue background, with a photo of the space station. There is no story in this comic. 5 3/8 in X 8 3/8 in

#1 Jun 1993

The DS9 logo is printed in bronze foil and Limited Edition Preview #1 is printed bottom right. 5 3/8 in X 8 3/8 in

#1 Jun 1993

The DS9 logo is printed in silver prism foil, which has a rainbow effect. Sealed in plastic and numbered. One copy given to comic book dealers for every 25 copies of Hero Illustrated #1 ordered. 5 3/8 in X 8 3/8 in

#2 Jul 1993
Hostage situation
A Klingon bird-of-prey docks at DS9 so that a prisoner being transported to Qo'Nos can receive medical attention. After an escape attempt thwarted by Odo, shapeshifting into a Vulcan Sehlat, Bashir examines the prisoner, but is overpowered and held hostage in sickbay. Sisko resolves the situation when he discovers that the Klingon captain set up the hostage situation so that the prisoner would be killed. Stardate 43256.9

Bagged with Hero Illustrated #2 as Hero Premiere Edition #1A. Possibly another 10,000 copies sold by Platinum Editions (a Malibu Publishing retail outlet). 5 3/8 X 8 3/8 in

Writer: Mike W. Barr
Artist: Lurene Haines

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