COMIC
The Tantalus Trap
Attribution
Series:	The Original Series, No. 12
Writer(s):	Mike W. Barr
Penciller(s):	Tom Sutton
Inker(s):	Ricardo Villagran
Colorist(s):	Michele Wolfman
Letterer(s):	John Costanza
Editor(s):	Marv Wolfman
Publication information
Publisher:	DC Comics
Published:	March 1985
Pages:	23
Omnibus:	The Mirror Universe Saga
Chronology
Date:	2285
Stardate:	8217.8

SummaryEdit

Ship's log, stardate 8218.4 

Mr. Scott has restored power to the Excelsior… and, having rescued the survivors of the damaged starship Courageous, we now approach Starbase 13. (ship's log, USS Excelsior)

ReferencesEdit

Stephen Turner • USS Courageous (NCC-1805) (Miranda-class cruiser) • ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Excelsior (NX-2000) (Excelsior-class explorer) • HMS Bounty (B'rel-class) • Starbase 13

ConnectionsEdit

Stories featuring the mirror universe
Enterprise	episode: "In a Mirror, Darkly" • prose: Age of the Empress • "Nobunaga"
The Original Series	episode: "Mirror, Mirror" • comics: The Mirror Universe Saga ("... Promises to Keep" • "Double Image" • "Deadly Reflection!" • "The Tantalus Trap!" • "Masquerade!" • "Behind Enemy Lines!" • "The Beginning of the End..." • "Homecoming...") • Fragile Glass • Mirror Images ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 4" • "Issue 5") • prose: Spectre • Dark Victory • Preserver • The Sorrows of Empire • "Ill Winds" • "The Greater Good" • video game: Shattered Universe
The Next Generation	comic: "Mirror Images, Issue 3" • prose: Dark Mirror • Three • The Worst of Both Worlds • "The Traitor" • "The Sacred Chalice" • "For Want of a Nail" • Rise Like Lions
Deep Space Nine	episodes: "Crossover" • "Through the Looking Glass" • "Shattered Mirror" • "Resurrection" • "The Emperor's New Cloak" • comic: "Enemies & Allies" • prose: Dark Passions • Warpath • Saturn's Children • Fearful Symmetry • "A Terrible Beauty" • The Soul Key • "Freedom Angst"
Voyager	prose: The Mirror-Scaled Serpent • "Bitter Fruit"
New Frontier	comics: Turnaround ("Part I" • "Part II" • "Part III" • "Part IV" • "Part V") • prose: Cutting Ties • "Homecoming"
Klingon Empire	prose: "Family Matters"	Titan	prose: "Empathy"	Vanguard	prose: "The Black Flag"
Miniseries and anthologies	RPG sourcebook: Through a Glass, Darkly • comics: The Mirror Universe Saga • Turnaround • Mirror Images • prose: Mirror Universe Trilogy • Mirror Universe (Glass Empires • Obsidian Alliances • Shards and Shadows)

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