Promises to Keep

New Frontiers (Part 1 of 8)

Summary
After visiting with Spock, Sarek and Amanda, Kirk and his colleagues depart Vulcan aboard the Klingon Bird-of-Prey and travel to space station Regula I. On Earth, Starfleet admiral Turner orders Captain Styles to take the Excelsior and retrieve Kirk and the Bird of Prey. On Regula I, Carol Marcus angrily confronts Kirk over the death of their son, David Marcus. The crew ponders their future then attends a memorial service for David in the Genesis cave inside the Regula planetoid. Meanwhile, in the mirror universe, the obtains vital data from Carol Marcus on Regula I. Carol accuses Captain Kirk of killing their son just before Kirk orders Regula I destroyed. The Empire is preparing to conquer another universe...

Background Information

 * This story was reprinted in the paperback The Mirror Universe Saga.
 * Takes place between the events of and.
 * Throughout this story arc (and many subsequent DC issues), Saavik is drawn in the likeness of Kirstie Alley.
 * Story continues in the next issue.

Creators

 * Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
 * Writer : Mike W. Barr
 * Artists:
 * Tom Sutton (pencil art - interior and cover)
 * Ricardo Villagran (inking - interior and cover)
 * Michele Wolfman (color art)
 * John Costanza (letter art)
 * Editor: Marv Wolfman

Regular and recurring characters

 * James T. Kirk
 * Spock
 * Leonard McCoy
 * Montgomery Scott
 * Hikaru Sulu
 * Uhura
 * Pavel Chekov
 * Saavik : ''
 * Sarek
 * Amanda
 * T'Lar
 * Carol Marcus
 * Styles
 * Stephen Turner : Starfleet Grand Admiral.
 * James T. Kirk (mirror)
 * Montgomery Scott (mirror)
 * Hikaru Sulu (mirror)
 * Pavel Chekov (mirror)
 * Saavik (mirror) : Mirror universe counterpart of Saavik.
 * Pavel Chekov (mirror)
 * Saavik (mirror) : Mirror universe counterpart of Saavik.

Other characters

 * Mirror universe Regula I scientists : The entire station populace died in the ISS Enterprise attack.
 * ISS Enterprise navigator : Lieutenant junior grade. Appears to be the mirror universe counterpart of Elizabeth Sherwood.
 * Carol Marcus (mirror) : Mirror universe counterpart of Carol Marcus. Dies in this issue.