Review of
Star Trek The Tabukan Syndrome, episode 40
of the comic book series
Five out of five stars
The trap is closed on Federation enemies
In this story,
James Kirk is in command of the Enteprise and Zulu is in command of the Excelsior.
There have been massive explosions at the Tabukan arsenal and Zulu sends a
message to the Enterprise requesting assistance. Zulu informs Kirk that all
casualties have been evacuated and the Excelsior is moving a safe distance away
from the arsenal in case the remaining munitions explode.
The Maroans are
a race with starships that have made an alliance of convenience with the Romulans.
Brekara is the leader of the Maroans and is aboard a Romulan ship. The plan is
to have a Maroan assault force attack the arsenal and take control of all the
remaining Federation weapons with the Romulans standing by.
However, Kirk
and Zulu have in fact set a trap for the Maroans, the assault is quickly
thwarted and the Romulans reach the immediate conclusion that they must
withdraw. The Romulan commander also reaches the conclusion that an alliance
with the Maroans is unrealistic.
This is the
conclusion of a six-part story. The trap is well played, Kirk and Zulu demonstrate
that there are no star ship commanders that are better than they are. It is a
good story, a worthy addition to the continuing original series saga.
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