The Choice
KIRK vs. KIRK! A duel to save the Universe from OBLIVION!

Background information
 This story would be reprinted in Enterprise Log 4 and a later reprint of that volume from the Star Trek: The Key Collection series.
 The plot of this story bears an uncanny resemblance to . The only difference is, in order for the ship to escape the infinity loop in this comic, it was important for Kirk to not kill his duplicate from the previous loop, this is the "choice" referred to by the title.
 This was released by Whitman in a combination issue with "The Evictors".

Creators
 Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
 Writer: Allan Moniz
 Artist: Alberto Giolitti
 Cover Artist: George Wilson

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Characters

Regular and recurring
 James T. Kirk   captain.
 Spock  Vulcan Enterprise exec and science officer.
 Leonard McCoy  Enterprise chief medical officer.
 Montgomery Scott  Enterprise chief engineer.
 Hikaru Sulu  Enterprise helmsman.
 Uhura  Enterprise communications officer.
 Pavel Chekov  Enterprise tactical officer. Chekov's name is misspelled "Chekhov" in this issue.

Others
 Kirk's duplicate  Kirk's duplicate comes from a parallel dimension where Starfleet command division officers wear purple tunics and orange pants.
 Nova  Lt. in the operations division who was a member of the Enterprise crew. Nova discovers that, at the universe's origin point, she has the ability to power her EV pod with her mind. Spock orders the crew to tap this ability, using Nova as a conduit, for every Enterprise crewmember to use their force of will to propel the ship from the void.

References
big bang  Theory of universal creation from a single primal atom-point.
extravehicular repair podAuxiliary craft launched from the Enterprise.
 Lado  A resort planet where the Enterprise took a two week leave.
multiverse corollary  Theory of quantum physics dealing with encountering other universes at the originating point of another.
para-astronomy  Form of astronomy dealing with evidence of universal creation. Scientists had identified radiation indicating the origination of stars, clouds and quasars that formed the comets, planets and moons where familiar lifeforms developed
Quadrant Mark I  Unexplored section of space.

Timeline
2260s  The Enterprise'' leaves Lado bound for Quadrant Mark I.
20 billion years from now  The universe predicted to expend itself, collapsing back into its constituent primal atom.

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