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THE STORY SO FAR...On a routine survey mission to Phaedus IV, the Enterprise is bombarded withhigh-energy transmissions that block their coms and disrupt transporterbeams. Captain James Kirk leads an away team to determine the source ofthe interference... and discovers Robert April, the long-missing-and-presumed-dead captain of... the USS Enterprise!

script

Mike Johnsonartist

David Messina

colorist Claudia Scarletgothica

ink assistMarina Castelvetro

EditorScott Dunbier

creative consultantAnthony Pascale

STAR TREK COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS #2. FEBRUARY 2013. FIRST PRINTING. ® & © 2013 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. © 2013 Paramount Pictures Corporation. AllRights Reserved. IDW Publishing authorized user. © 2013 Idea and Design Works, LLC. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109. Anysimilarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC.Printed in USA. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

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Cover AArt by David Messina

Colors by Claudia Scarletgothica

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Colors by Claudia Scarletgothica

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