Gold Key produced the
first Star Trek Comics in 1967 (after issue 20 they mostly switch over
to Whitman Comics). The first few covers contain still-photos mixed with some
artistic rendering. Eventually they ditch the photos. Either way, both
versions are beautifully done. The cover art later on (mostly by George
Wilson) is amazing, as is the interior art (mostly by Alberto Giolitti).
The depictions of the crew members are about as spot on as it gets.The first handful of these comics were made mostly by Italians who had never even seen the show. Because of this, there are many inconsistencies and these comics are generally considered non-canon. Some problems are; wrong uniform colors, Spock is too human, Scotty looks Aryan, they say stuff like - "up the periscope", "fire ray guns" and "teleportation chamber". Kirk talks like Robin from the old Batman show, using phrases like "Galloping Galaxies!" The Enterprise brings heavy machinery down to planets, like dump truck and excavators?? In one comic, a crewman unleashes evil ghosts by accidentally opening the wrong door while searching for toilet paper?!?!
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I wonder how much credit you have you have to give to these comics for the survival of Star Trek? I mean, the original series wasn't a hit past the first season, so I think there may have been more people (worldwide, if not in America), who first learned about Star Trek from these Gold Key comics. And they're so fucking weird.
I never considered that! Europeans probably eventually watched the show and were like, "when do they drive the giant dump truck?"
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