Fast Friends

Background Information

 * This issue introduces R.J. Blaise, a "protocol officer" assigned to keep an eye on Kirk by the Federation Council.

Creators

 * Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
 * Writer: Peter David
 * Artists:
 * James W. Fry (interior pencil art)
 * Arne Starr (interior inking)
 * Tom McCraw (color art)
 * Bob Pinaha (letter art)
 * Jerome K. Moore (cover art: pencil, ink, brush, pen, opaque gouache, and China marker)
 * Editor: Robert Greenberger

Regular and recurring characters

 * James T. Kirk : USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) captain.
 * Spock : Vulcan Enterprise-A exec and science officer.
 * Leonard McCoy : Enterprise-A surgeon.
 * Uhura : Enterprise-A communications officer.
 * Pavel Chekov : Enterprise-A navigator and security chief.
 * Hikaru Sulu : Enterprise-A helmsman.
 * Montgomery Scott : Enterprise-A chief engineer.