Seventeenth UK Story Arc
Dawn broke violently on the planet Dak-Alpha – colonised in the 21st century by the Space Federation…

Summary
Kirk faces a revolt by the natives of a Federation colony.

Memorable quotes
"Landing party to mothership!"
 - Spock

"Take it easy!  Once we breast at the scree, we should be right behind them!"
 - Kirk

"By Jupiter!  The blackhearted devils have blown up the prison!  Their leaders will face the firing squad for this!"
 - Kirk

Background information

Characters
 Kirk and Uhura are the only crew members to wear red; everyone else wears blue.
 Kirk swears by Jupiter.

Setting and technology

 Chekov is aboard, placing the story between 2267 and 2269.
 Since the Federation was founded in 2161 (the 22nd century), the 21st century founding of the colony on Dak-Alpha must be referring to Human colonization. The second Human extra-solar colony after Terra Nova was planned for the 2080s, so Dak-Alpha would need to have been founded after that.
 Dak-Alpha bears a similar name to the colony Doctari Alpha.
 A revolt is also said to be planned on Dak-Alpha's "sister planet", Kalakon. It is not explained whether the two worlds orbit their star in a binary fashion, or if Kalakon simply occupies a nearby orbit.
 Kirk's shuttle and Scotty's have the same registry: NCC-1701-7. Six shuttles are seen departing from the Enterprise; other visible registries are NCC-1701/3 (named Icarus in the apocryphal story "The Flat, Gold Forever") and NCC-1701/4.

Publishing history
None of the UK weekly stories had titles.
 Part 1: TV21 & Joe 90 #58, 
 Part 2: TV21 & Joe 90 #59, 
 Part 3: TV21 & Joe 90 #60, 
 Part 4: TV21 & Joe 90 #61, 
 Part 5: TV21 & Joe 90 #62, 
 Part 6: TV21 & Joe 90 #63, 
 Part 7: TV21 & Joe 90 #64,

Appearances

Regular cast
 Captain James T. Kirk
 Pavel Chekov
 Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott
 Spock
 Hikaru Sulu
 Nyota Uhura

Other characters
 Hopkins – Enterprise crewman
 Governor Lebrun
 Admiral Nivens of Federation Headquarters (likely Starfleet Command)

Comics