Publishers / Western / Star Trek (1967) / #8
8September 1970
$0.15

Star Trek #8

Western · September 1970

First appearance: Pavel ChekovFirst appearance: Christine Chapel
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Identification plate

Series
Star Trek (Western, 1967 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
September 1970
Key date
1970-09-00
Indicia publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Pavel Chekov - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Christine Chapel - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0They Stand Helpless Before an Alien Who Dooms Them.. To Infancy!cover1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo)Christine Chapel First, Pavel Chekov First, James T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Montgomery Scott, Spock, Hikaru Sulu, Nyota Uhura
1The Youth Trapcomic story26script: Dick Wood; pencils: Alberto Giolitti; inks: Alberto GiolittiJames T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Montgomery Scott, Spock
2-in-house column1Fred Flintstone, Pebbles Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone
3Gold Key Kidcomic story0.25Gold Key Kid
4-text article0.75
5...As a Cosmetologist/...As an Air Traffic Controllertext article1

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Star Trek: The Enterprise Logs #1
ISBN 0-307-11185-7		1976On eBay ›
Star Trek The Key Collection #1
ISBN 0-9741664-4-8		2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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