Pon Farr
The Origin of Saavik (Part 1 of 2)

Summary
Saavik begins the pon farr and tells Captain Kirk and Dr. Leonard McCoy how she met Spock and Xon. The  heads to , only to learn that Xon is on a secret mission. Saavik steals a starship and heads to the edge of the galaxy after him with the Enterprise in close pursuit.

Background information
 Takes place immediately before the events of .
 The story concludes in the next issue.

Creators
 Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
 Writer : Mike W. Barr
 Artists:
 Eduardo Barreto (pencil art)
 Ricardo Villagran (inking)
 Michele Wolfman (color art)
 John Costanza (letter art)
 Dan Day and Dick Giordano (cover art)
 Editor: Marv Wolfman

Characters

 James T. Kirk
 Spock
 Leonard McCoy
 Montgomery Scott
 Hikaru Sulu
 Uhura
 Pavel Chekov
 Saavik

Comics