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Prisoners is a Star Trek: The Original Series comic book story published by DC Comics in 1995. It was the fifth of nine comic book stories written by Kevin Ryan and his second to feature Gary Mitchell. This story was penciled by Rachel Ketchum and inked by Mark Heike.

In this story, the USS Enterprise arrives at Tendar, a world just beginning to explore space. James T. Kirk, Spock and Gary Mitchell beam down to greet the prime minister, but are arrested and imprisoned for life. Scotty tries to negotiate their release, but it becomes clear that the Tendarans want to make an example of their prisoners to the Federation.

Publisher's description[]

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At the start of his five-year mission aboard the USS Enterprise, James Kirk finds that too much trust lands you in prison. Agreeing to open negotiations for admission to the Federation, Kirk and his landing party, Gary Mitchell and Mister Spock, are instantly arrested and incarcerated. The planet is Tendar, where the law is supreme, where everyone is guilty of something.

Summary[]

The humanoid Tendarans recently invented the transtator, and with it developed subspace communications and long-range sensors. By listening in, they had learned about the Federation, its Prime Directive and its humanitarian system of interstellar law. After being invited by prime minister Jon, Kirk, Spock and Mitchell beamed down from the Enterprise to find themselves arrested. Jon redirected Montgomery Scott's hails to Cote, who was in charge of the capital city's prison. The Tendaran legal system prioritized punishment over the rights of individuals, keeping seven percent of the planet's population locked up to deter criminal activity. Kirk, Spock and Mitchell were safe but would never leave the facility.

Kirk refused to cooperate with his orientation briefing, so Spock was beaten as punishment. Kirk told their guards that Spock required medical treatment. When the guards entered the cell to examine Spock, the Starfleet officers subdued them and escaped. Spock activated the prison's fire control system and opened all the cell doors as a distraction. The trio made it to Cote's office, signaled the ship from Cote's computer, and beamed up with Cote. Kirk contacted Jon, charged him with kidnapping, and beamed him up as well. Both Tendarans were arrested, informed of their rights, and put in the brig. Kirk hoped that they might benefit from having firsthand experience with Federation law, starting with a hearing in a few days. Kirk also recommended that the planet be declared off limits until their word could be trusted.

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Characters[]

CoteDackJonJames T. KirkGary MitchellMorrisSpockMontgomery ScottNyota Uhuraunnamed Starfleet personnel

Starships and vehicles[]

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)

Locations[]

Tendar (Tendar IVcapital city correctional facility)
Referenced only
Earth

Races and cultures[]

HumanTendaranVulcan

States and organizations[]

Department of Planetary CorrectionsStarfleetUnited Federation of Planets

Science and technology[]

communicatorcomputerelevatorlasernuclear fusionpistolriflesatellitescannersciencesensorsprinklerstarshipsubspacesubspace communicationtranstatorwatchweapon

Ranks and titles[]

captaincriminalFederation Starfleet ranks (2240s-2260s)guardleaderlieutenantofficerprime ministerprisonerrepresentativescientistwitness

Other references[]

21st centuryarchitecturearrestassaultbridgebrigbusinesscapital citycrimeculturedecadediplomacyescape planFederation lawgalaxygovernmenthearinghumanoidjustice systemkidnappinglanding partylegal systemlogicmass transitmedicinenuclear fusionorbitplanetprisonsolitary confinementStarfleet uniform (2240s-2265)transporter roomtrialuniformwater

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published order
Previous comic:
#75 A Bright Particular Star
Star-Crossed
TOS comics Next comic:
#77 Deadlock
Prequel to The Chosen
Previous story:
Gary
Stories by:
Kevin Ryan
Next story:
Deadlock
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
The Sundered
Chapter 20
Memory Beta Chronology Next Adventure:
Things Fall Apart
Mere Anarchy
Previous Adventure:
Enterprise
My Brother's Keeper
Chapters 5, 6-20
Voyages of the
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
(2264 to 2270)
Next Adventure:
Things Fall Apart
Mere Anarchy


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