Nineteenth UK Story Arc

In the darkness of space the pitted, corroded shape floated like some mysterious coffin...

Summary
The Enterprise officers are forced to fight in a Roman arena by an hypnotic robot posing as Caesar.

Memorable quotes
"Captain, there's something strange... an unidentified object!"

"Might I suggest we use the video screen captain?"
 * - Uhura and Spock

"Great Jupiter! Look out!"
 * - Spock

"Observation tells me the monsters are of mechanical original. Not that it makes them less dangerous.  Never mind.. Fire!"

"Pheew. Thank you!  You choose a strange time to give lectures."
 * - Spock and Kirk

Characters

 * Kirk and Uhura are the only crew members to wear red; everyone else wears blue.
 * Spock swears by Jupiter.

Setting and technology

 * Sulu tells Kirk that a shuttlecraft was lost when the space station vanished. Kirk notes that they can always indent for another.
 * Part of the story takes place aboard a space station that is covered in red moss and keeps changing its shape and interior.
 * The rest takes place on a planet that is like ancient Rome.

Publishing history
None of the UK weekly stories had titles.
 * Part 1: TV21 & Joe 90 #74,
 * Part 2: TV21 & Joe 90 #75,
 * Part 3: TV21 & Joe 90 #76,
 * Part 4: TV21 & Joe 90 #77,

Regular cast

 * Captain James T. Kirk
 * Spock
 * Nyota Uhura
 * Doctor Leonard McCoy
 * Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott
 * Hikaru Sulu

Other characters

 * Caesar, a robot