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    The Enterprise crew is running low on dilithium and travels to Forma to replenish their supply. Upon arriving, they encounter Klingons orbiting the planet. The crew beams down and explores an abandoned mining colony, finding a derelict ship surrounded by an aura of death.

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    02 Star Trek Comic Strip US - Dilithium Dilemma

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    The Enterprise crew is running low on dilithium and travels to Forma to replenish their supply. Upon arriving, they encounter Klingons orbiting the planet. The crew beams down and explores an abandoned mining colony, finding a derelict ship surrounded by an aura of death.

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    Klingon raiders attack the Enterprise at Forma VI over a depleted dilithium mine. Stardate 7495.3

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    The Enterprise crew is running low on dilithium and travels to Forma to replenish their supply. Upon arriving, they encounter Klingons orbiting the planet. The crew beams down and explores an abandoned mining colony, finding a derelict ship surrounded by an aura of death.

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    02 Star Trek Comic Strip US - Dilithium Dilemma

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    Storyline #2: Dilithium Dilemma w: Thomas Warkentin, a: Thomas Warkentin 1/13/80-3/8/80

    ENGINEERING TO RESISTING THA T TRACTOR


    BRIDGE ...WE HAVE A BEAM HAS FUSED NEARLV
    WEE PROBLEM.. . ALL OF OUR RESERVE J
    s. DtLITHIUM! A

    CAPTAIN'S LOG ■ STARPATE 749g. 3


    I THE RECENT DRAIN UPON OUR
    m DlLITHIUM RESERVES CRITICALLY
    ; LIMITS OUR RANGE ANDCAPA0IL1TV.
    1 THE ENTERPRISE IS MARGINALLY
    OPERATIONAL.

    LIEUTENANT ILIA/ H THE SHORTEST


    WHAT ARE OUR MR . ROUTE. TO
    L options? k THE NEAREST
    ALRIGHT, SCOTTY. I STAR0ASE IS
    SHUT DOWN WARP ...WE’LL " y TH ROUSH THE
    ENGINES AND ALL CONTINUE 13 ROMULAN/
    NON-ESSENTIAL 1 KLINGON
    ON IMPULSE jk NEUTRAU ,
    . SYSTEMS... ^ POWER. ,
    w> T/ 4
    ff SUB-WARP
    M SPEED, THAT
    B WOULD TAKE
    Wk US 42.
    YEARS. A

    CAPTAIN, A "PLAYED-OUT” f LEVS HOPE


    MINE MIGHT HAVE ENOUGH SO, SPOCK...
    r OR...WE > DILITHIUM REMAINING ^ I'M NOT EAGER
    COULD REACH FOR OUR PURPOSE. dfA Bk TO SPEND
    PLANET FORMAL A YEARS
    IN NINE DAYS.
    CRAWLING
    ) ACCORDING 1 PAST THE
    ' TO THE NAVI- 1 7 KL/NGONS
    COMPUTER, A J AND THE
    MINING COLONY 57 ROMULANS.
    THERE CHOSE
    TO REMAIN
    AFTER THE
    L DILITHIUM ,
    k PLAYED OUT A
    \ 60 YEARS A THOMAS ,
    M A GO. WARKEHTiH,

    CAPTAIN... FORMAL! AND A Rim


    COMING INTO SENSOR
    RANGE NOW, WITH TWO
    OBJECTS INOR&IT...A
    .WEATHER SATELLITE,.
    KEEP ME POSTED, AMD
    OPEN A CHANNEL TO
    THE COLONY

    ^CAPTAIN,
    THE KUNGONS
    HAVE LEFT
    v. ORBIT-
    Thomas }
    mmmM
    CAPTAIN'S LOB ■ STAROATE 7904,4
    OUROIUTUHJM NEARLY EXHAUSTED, WE
    Ap£ EN ROUTE TO iFQ/RMA M TO REPLENISH
    OUR SUPPLY, 'RATHER WAN REVEAL OUR
    LIMITED CAPABILITY TO KUN&ONS ALREADY
    IN ORBIT, WE ARE US!NO THE LAST OF OUR
    RESERVES TO APPROACH AT WARP SPEED.

    THERE 15 ANOTHER
    MATTER 1*D LIKE TO
    DISCUSS. MAY WE
    . LAND A PARTY ?

    f SPOCK, ^
    I'LL WANT YOU
    AND SON£5 IN
    THAT PARTY, AND ENSIGN
    TASKUL
    OUR MINING
    ENGINEER,, j

    CAPTAIN * All RIGHT, SULU.


    \REQUEST YOU HAVE IT.,, .
    PERMISSION ANY SPECIAL J
    TO JOIN THE REASON? A
    LAMPING
    V PARTY
    MISTER SULO.YOU DOCTOR IF IT'S A CHOICE \
    EXPRESSED INTEREST VO LIKE McCOY. WILL BETWEEN BLUE SKY )
    IN OUR FLORA.WOULD THAT VERY you JOIN I AND FLOWERS ... OR /
    YOU CARE FOR A MUCH - ^ , U5T J SNOOPING THROUGH /
    GIMPED TOUR ? > AN ABANDONED /
    MINE...,—
    V <50 OA/. ^
    „_ S
    4 &ONES, BN JOY
    vouzseif. >

    LOOK! TWO ARE LEAVING


    WITH THE WOMAN... LETS GO,
    AFTER THgM, THE ODDSI
    w WOULD 0£ BETTER - jl

    YOU'RE A
    FOOL, KRAX. OUR
    TARGET IS STILL THE STRIPES Of
    ^ INSIDE... y a BTAaneBT
    CAPTAIN! A

    WE'LL ~
    TAKE THE r AND
    SCENIC A LITTLE
    CALM. SERENITY IS JUST
    ROUTE. .
    WHAT THE DOCTOR
    ORDERS.
    HANDS AGAINST KL! NOONS!
    THE WALL...
    v NOW! A

    I'M NOT
    DROPPING
    THIS BABY.

    LET HIM HOLD IT, NO TRICKS,


    IT'S SERVED ITS WE WOULD NOT W£ DON'T
    PURPOSE. HESITATE TO LIKE HUMANS
    KILL... . OR VULCANS
    OR ARCTURlANS!

    V YOU CAN r / ANA KOTH *


    SKIP THE FIRST OFFICER
    NICETIES, OF THE IMPERIAL
    SET TO THE BATTLECRUISER
    POINT! d v KANPAR... .

    ...AND THE POINT IS V" IN RETURN


    SIMPLE , CAPTAIN OR DILITHIUM
    WE OFFER YOU OM YOUR SHIPS
    YOUR LIVES.. RESERVES. .

    IT’S NOT
    THAT SIMPLE;
    1980 Paramount PicturesCofp. All Rights Reserved COMMANDER.
    IN ODD CONTRAST WITH THE LUSH
    FOLIAGE SURROUNDING IT. AN AURA
    OF DEATH AND DECAT SEEMS TO HANG
    ABOUT THE HUGE WRECK...
    SURELY YOU'VE GUESSED
    THAT STARFLEET HAS A jT I DON'T 1
    NETWORK OF HIDDEN KNOW WHAT
    DILITHIUM STORES. J SPOOK'S 6AME
    IS...BUT I'LL
    l PL AY ALONG ,

    SPURRED &S THE IMMINENCE OF


    KIRKS TORTURE, SPOCK CONCEIVES
    AN AUDACIOUS ESCAPE SCHEME.
    SPOCK!
    iOU'VE SAID
    ENOUGH!

    s SILENCE!
    WEIL HEAR THE
    VULCAN SPEAK.

    'V FACE THE


    FACTS, CAPTAIN.
    SUBJECTED TO
    THE AGONIZER,
    YOU'D TELL THEM
    EVERYTHING,
    k ...ACHILD X
    r COULD SEE N YOU KLINGONS
    r THE LOGIC IN BOAST OF YOUR
    AVOIDING TECHNOLOGY. • •
    k TORTURE.

    SPOCK IS INTERRUPTED BV McCOV'S VOICE/


    HEARD OVER KIRK'S COMMUNICATOR,
    NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE
    ...YET, WHEN
    YOU EXAMINED
    THE MINE, YOU iLS AC f COME IN PLEASE.
    OVERLOOKED 2&W -Wj HELLO ?... JIM ?
    THIS... mr* -ov 4 I a? SPOCK...HELLO?
    BECAUSE IT
    LOOKS LIKE
    AN ORDINARY
    ELECTRICAL
    JUNCTION
    x box• s

    WABKEWTiM !
    v WE'RE NOT 2,io,’et> |
    RECEIVING VOU.
    THERE'S AN OLD
    WRECKED KUNSON
    SHIP DOWN RIVER.
    ...ANPSULU HAS
    FOUND DiLITHIUM
    ABOARD!

    HOSTAGES >
    HERE ARE
    BEGINNING
    TO LOOK LIKE
    DEADWEIGHT!
    -STAR TR€ie4Jt: WARKENTIN
    BRIDGE TO RESIDUAL CHARGE FROM SHIP'S
    EH6INEERIH6 PHASERS FOR A SIH6LE-SURGE
    BOOST DIRECTLV INTO THE

    ' CENC ROODCMCfM

    1
    ON THE BRIDGE OF THE ENTERPRISE .
    CHIEF ENGINEER MONTGOMERY
    SCOTT, COMMANDING, HAS HIS
    WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM...
    u
    -STAR TR(EI<S WARKENTIN

    IN ORDER TO BEAM UP A QUANTITY


    OF 01 LITHIUM FOUND BY DOCTOR
    McCOV AND HELMSMAN SULU, WE
    ARE TAPPING RESIDUAL CHARGE
    FROM SHIP'S PHASERS FORA
    SINGLE-SURGE BOOST DIRECTLY
    INTO THE TRANSPORTER.

    THEY'VE BEEN THAT TZARS IT.1 ■■WE'VE


    HERE...THEY GOT TO REACH BONES AND
    SMASHED THE SULU BEFORE THEY DO...
    RADIO, THEN CAN VOULEND US SOME-
    TOOK A BOAT V THING THAT FLIES ?
    DOWNRIVER.
    comm ah pee, unless
    we (SET THAT DILITHIUM-
    WITHIN THE HOUH.. YOUP
    PEOPLE
    DIE!
    SORRY I COULDN'T GIVE
    VOU THE FULL TOUR, SULLI -
    BUT IF YOU'RE EVER IN THE
    NEIGHBORHOOD AGAIN

    SULU,

    THOMAS WAgKSNTlN

    | ONTHEBRIP6E ..
    r AS HEAD OF • AND I SUGGEST THAT UHURA,OPEN
    SECURITY,YOUR IN FUTURE , VOU DO NOT A CHANNEL TO
    PERSONAL SAFETY BEAM DOWN WITHOUT A THE KLINGON
    IS MY PRIMARY SECURITY TEAM TO ER - SHIP. .. I WANT
    PROTECT YOU. Jk TO SPEAK TO
    THE CAPTAIN

    OPINION NOTED,
    LIEUTENANT.

    I'M RETURNING THEM TO YOU THAT SOUNDED THAT'S ALRIGHT, J SUCH LANGUAGE,
    ...FOR YOUR DISCIPLINE- LIKE A KLINGON IT'S SOMEWHAT CAPTAIN.' AND YOU
    WORD, SIR, BUT ...COLLOQUIAL. HAVEN'T HEARD
    THE COMPUTER WHAT ELSE WE'RE .
    DOES NOT SENDING YOU ■ A
    V TRANSLATE. ,
    WAR KENT! N

    I KNOW, SCOT TV, THEY


    TEND TO 6A6 ON THE
    . "MILK OF HUMAN j
    W KINDNESS-: y

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