COMIC
The First Casualty
Cover by Gordon Purcell and Terry Pallot
Attribution
Series:	The Next Generation, No. 71
Miniseries:	War and Madness, No. 1
Writer(s):	Michael Jan Friedman
Penciller(s):	Gordon Purcell
Inker(s):	Terry Pallot
Colorist(s):	Rick Taylor
Letterer(s):	Chris Eliopoulos
Editor(s):	Margaret Clark
Publication information
Publisher:	DC Comics
Published:	May 1995
Pages:	24
Chronology
Date:	2371

Devices and desires.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Characters 2.1 Regulars 2.2 Others 2.3 Referenced 3 References 3.1 Starships 3.2 Locations 3.3 Races and cultures 3.4 States and organizations 3.5 Others 4 Information 4.1 Related stories 5 Images 6 Connections

SummaryEdit

Federation colonies and a Starfleet starship are destroyed by Tholians. The Tholian commander is out to avenge wrongs perpetrated against his people. The Enterprise is ordered to investigate after picking up an expert on Tholian military tactics, Kyle Riker. Meanwhile, members of the Enterprise crew ponder their future, as glimpsed by Jean-Luc Picard during his last encounter with Q.

CharactersEdit

RegularsEdit

Jean-Luc Picard | William Riker | Data | Deanna Troi | Beverly Crusher | Worf | Geordi La Forge

OthersEdit

Chung | Glenda | Hans | Kastoc | Maggie | Nethrax | Gregory Quinn | Shevek | Brenda Sorenson | Torax | Uprina | Ontiveros | USS Stockholm personnel | Beta Exorpa residents | Narqal personnel | Ben

ReferencedEdit

Q | René Picard | Robert Picard | Jan Rosenstrum

ReferencesEdit

StarshipsEdit

USS Achilles (Oberth-class) | USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class) | USS Stockholm (Miranda-class) | Narqal (Tholian web-spinner)

LocationsEdit

Alpha Unuria | Alpha Yptomis | Beta Exorpa | Cambridge University | La Barre, France | Qo'noS | Parsentes II | Romulan Neutral Zone | Tali Valley

Races and culturesEdit

Benzite | Bolian | Human | Klingon | Romulan | Tholian

States and organizationsEdit

Klingon Empire | Romulan Star Empire | Tholian Assembly | United Federation of Planets

OthersEdit

bloodfruit | ecalantiom | Lucasian chair | Mintooran tea | mugato | plasma weapon | sehlat | solar collector

InformationEdit

Related storiesEdit

• TOS episode: "The Tholian Web"
• TNG episodes:
  • "The Icarus Factor"
  • "All Good Things..."
  • "Lower Decks"
• Film: Star Trek Generations

ImagesEdit

ConnectionsEdit

published order
Previous comic: The Last Verse	TNG comics DC monthly series	Next comic: A Handful of Dust
Previous story: The Last Verse	Comics by: Michael Jan Friedman	Next story: A Handful of Dust
chronological order
Previous Adventure: The Third Artifact	Memory Beta Chronology	Next Adventure: A Handful of Dust
Previous Adventure: Tears for Eternity	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)	Next Adventure: A Handful of Dust