About the item: 

The last episode of season two of the original Star Trek series, entitled "Assignment Earth" (air date March 29, 1968) was intended as not only an episode of the regular Star Trek series but also as a backdoor pilot for a new series Gene Roddenberry hoped to produce for the network.  Ultimately, it wasn’t picked up and the Gary Seven character (a futuristic “James Bond” with a suspiciously familiar sonic screwdriver-like device… the Doctor Who sonic screwdriver was introduced to UK viewers just a scant 13 days before "Assignment Earth" aired) and his “cat” Isis were never heard from again… Until a quarter century later in DC’s Star Trek comic series.  In issue #49, Gary Seven and Isis made their comic debut, returning to aid the crew of the Starship Enterprise once again as the Federation dangerously considers the idea of employing protomatter weapons. 

Star Trek #50 (with story by Howard Weinstein, pencils by Rod Whigham, and inks by Arne Starr and Carlos Garzon), from which this page is from, was a giant-sized anniversary issue and featured the main portion and conclusion of the story.  Gary Seven and Isis would go on to appear in other Star Trek comics (most notably the IDW John Byrne series), in Star Trek novels, and in fan fiction.  Though Gary Seven and Isis do not appear on the page, it does include Kirk and Spock, as well as images on a view screen of Scotty and Chekov (who are presumed dead at this point in the story) and Admiral Cartwright.  The page measures approximately 11 by 17 inches, is in excellent condition and will be shipped with the utmost care.

Certificate of Authenticity/Provenance: 

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J. Brian O’Bryant 

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