Hostage Situation


Summary 
A Klingon Bird-of-Prey, Khitomer's Revenge, en route to Qo'noS, docks at Deep Space 9 so that a prisoner, Mard, can receive medical attention from Dr. Bashir. Mard attempts to escape, but is stopped by Odo. The prisoner then takes Bashir hostage in sickbay. Sisko discovers that the Klingon captain, K'Leht, orchestrated the situation so that the DS9 crew would be forced to kill Mard.

Background information 
 This special preview issue was the second preview issue, also known as an "ashcan". The "official" name and number of this issue was "Hero Illustrated #2", but it is more commonly known simply as "Hostage Situation".
 The story was a short seven-page story that was not repeated in any other release in Malibu's DS9 run, but was later reprinted in the "Best of DS9" collection by IDW Publishing; the story was also collected in volume 37 of the Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection in .
 The stardate places this story in 2366, which is a full three years before the story of  begins.
 Odo transforms into a Vulcan sehlat, a creature resistant to Klingon disruptors.

Creators 
 Based on:
 Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
  created by Rick Berman & Michael Piller
 Writers:
 Mike W. Barr
 Artists: 
 Lurene Haines (painting)
 Tim Eldred (letter art)
 Editor: Tom Mason

Characters

Regular and recurring characters 
 Julian Bashir  Chief medical officer aboard DS9.
 Odo  Security chief aboard DS9.
 Benjamin Sisko  Commander of DS9.
 Kira Nerys  Bajoran major, second in command aboard DS9.
 Miles O'Brien  Chief of operations aboard DS9.
 Jadzia Dax  Joined Trill, science officer.
 Quark  Ferengi barkeep.
 Morn  One of Quark's best customers.
 K'Leht  Klingon captain.
 Mard  Klingon prisoner.

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