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Gold Key Comics, part of Whitman Publishing, were the first publishers of Star Trek comics. Their series ran for 61 issues between July 1967 until March 1979. At least one more issue was planned, titled Trial By Fire!.

In 2004, Titan Books began reprinting collections of the Gold Key comics in The Key Collection series.

Main Characters

• Captain James T. Kirk
• Commander Spock
• Doctor Leonard McCoy
• Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott
• Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu
• Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
• Ensign Pavel Chekov

Comic Creators

• Writers:
  • Len Wein
  • Alden McWilliams
  • Doug Drexler
  • Arnold Drake
  • George Kashdan
  • John Warner
• Artists:
  • Nevio Zaccara
  • Alberto Giolitti
  • Alden McWilliams
  • George Kashdan

List of Comics

Issue	Title	Writer	Artist	Cover Artist	Published	Image
1	The Planet of No Return		Nevio Zaccara		October 1967
2	The Devil's Isle of Space		Nevio Zaccara		June 1968
3	Invasion of the City Builders		Alberto Giolitti		December 1968
4	The Peril of Planet Quick Change		Alberto Giolitti		June 1969
5	The Ghost Planet		Alberto Giolitti		September 1969
6	When Planets Collide		Alberto Giolitti		December 1969
7	The Voodoo Planet		Alberto Giolitti		March 1970
8	The Youth Trap		Alberto Giolitti		September 1970
9	The Legacy of Lazarus	Len Wein	Alberto Giolitti		February 1971
10	Sceptre of the Sun	Len Wein	Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	May 1971
11	The Brain Shockers	Len Wein	Alberto Giolitti		August 1971
12	The Flight of the Buccaneer	Len Wein	Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	November 1971
13	Dark Traveler	Len Wein	Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	February 1972
14	The Enterprise Mutiny	Len Wein	Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	May 1972
15	Museum at the End of Time	Len Wein	Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	August 1972
16	Day of the Inquisitors	Len Wein	Alberto Giolitti		November 1972
17	The Cosmic Cavemen		Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	February 1973
18	The Hijacked Planet		Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	May 1973
19	The Haunted Asteroid		Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	July 1973
20	A World Gone Mad		Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	September 1973
21	The Mummies of Heitus VII		Alberto Giolitti		November 1973
22	Siege in Superspace		Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	January 1974
23	Child's Play		Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	March 1974
24	The Trial of Captain Kirk		Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	May 1974
25	Dwarf Planet		Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	July 1974
26	The Perfect Dream		Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	September 1974
27	Ice Journey		Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	November 1974
28	The Mimicking Menace		Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	January 1975
29	The Planet of No Return (Reprint of Issue 1)		Nevio Zaccara	George Wilson	March 1975
30	Death of a Star		Alberto Giolitti		May 1975
31	The Final Truth		Alberto Giolitti		July 1975
32	The Animal People		Alberto Giolitti		August 1975
33	The Choice		Alberto Giolitti		September 1975
34	The Psychocrystals		Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	October 1975
35	The Peril of Planet Quick Change (Reprint of Issue 4)		Alberto Giolitti		November 1975
36	A Bomb in Time		Alberto Giolitti	George Wilson	March 1976
37	The Ghost Planet (Reprint of Issue 5)		Alberto Giolitti		May 1976
38	One of Our Captains is Missing!		Alden McWilliams		July 1976
39	Prophet of Peace		Alden McWilliams	George Wilson	August 1976
40	Furlough to Fury		Alden McWilliams	George Wilson	September 1976
41	The Evictors		Alden McWilliams		November 1976
42	World Against Time		Alden McWilliams		January 1977
43	World Beneath the Waves		Alden McWilliams	George Wilson	February 1977
44	Prince Traitor		Alden McWilliams	George Wilson	May 1977
45	The Voodoo Planet (Reprint of Issue 7)		Alberto Giolitti		July 1977
46	Mr. Oracle		Alden McWilliams		August 1977
47	This Tree Bears Bitter Fruit	George Kashdan & Doug Drexler	Alden McWilliams		September 1977
48	Sweet Smell of Evil	Arnold Drake & Doug Drexler	Alden McWilliams		October 1977
49	A Warp in Space	George Kashdan	Alden McWilliams		November 1977
50	The Planet of No Life	Arnold Drake	Alden McWilliams		January 1978
51	Destination Annihilation	George Kashdan	Alden McWilliams	George Wilson	March 1978
52	And a Child Shall Lead Them	George Kashdan	Alden McWilliams		May 1978
53	What Fools These Mortals Be	George Kashdan	Alden McWilliams	George Wilson	July 1978
54	Sport of Knaves	George Kashdan	Alden McWilliams		August 1978
55	A World Against Itself	Arnold Drake	Alden McWilliams		September 1978
56	No Time Like the Past	George Kashdan	Alden McWilliams		October 1978
57	Spore of the Devil	Arnold Drake	Alden McWilliams		November 1978
58	Brain-Damaged Planet	George Kashdan	Alden McWilliams		December 1978
59	To Err is Vulcan	Arnold Drake	Alden McWilliams		January 1979
60	The Empire Man	John Warner	Alden McWilliams	Frank Bolle	February 1979
61	Operation Con Game	George Kashdan	Alden McWilliams	Frank Bolle	March 1979

Connections

• Guide to the Gold Key Star Trek Comics
• Star Trek Gold Key Comics Archive
• Gold Key Comics page at the Star Trek Comics Checklist
• Star Trek (Whitman) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.