Curt Danhauser's Guide To The Star Trek Story Records
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Golden Age Animation; Series (Drama)
CJ Danhauser, better known in Star Trek fan circles for his excellent animations in the Filmation style of TAS, The Animates Series, has also taken an interest in the eleven 'story records' created by Peter Pan Ind. As described on his exhaustive website...
"In 1975, Peter Pan Industries, long-time maker of records for children since the late 1940's, produced eight STAR TREK Story Records which included 7 different stories. These took the form of packages which included a phonograph record (either a 7 inch 45 rpm, a 12 inch 33-1/3 LP or a 7 inch 33-1/3 mini LP) and often a read along comic book typically 20 pages long. These were produced under the Power Records label, Power Records being a division of Peter Pan Industries. With the successful sales of these first offerings, Peter Pan Ind. would eventually produce four more stories, for a total of eleven."
Episodes
Crier in the Emptiness
01 — 11min 52sec — 29 July 2017
The Enterprise crew encounters a being of pure sound whose attempts at communication threaten to deafen them and possibly rattle the ship apart.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/89S83edQb7Y
Curt created this by combining the audio from the record with moving frames from the comic book.
The Time Stealer
02 — 16min 16sec — 13 September 2017
After venturing near a phenomenon that slows down time, the Enterprise crew encounters the inhabitants of a ship that is powered by magic.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/h6_bI8NYR3k
Created by combining the audio from the record with moving frames from the comic book.
Passage to Moauv
03 — 16min 47sec — 06 October 2017
The crew of the Enterprise must contend with the escape aboard ship of a small but ferocious alien animal that telepathically projects its terror into the minds of anyone who ventures near. (1975) Written by Alan Dean Foster.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hNY98KcCmns
Created by combining the audio from the record with moving frames from the comic book.
A Mirror For Futility
04 — 11min 31sec — 22 November 2017
The Enterprise crew encounters two vastly powerful and ancient starships that are locked in eternal combat, and struggles to convince them both that they are not enemies of either side. (1975) Written by Alan Dean Foster
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JapkBqo19U8
Created by combining the audio from the record with moving frames from the comic book.
In Vino Veritas
05 — 15min 40sec — 30 November 2020
While at a diplomatic conference with the Klingons and Romulans, Kirk and Spock must deal with the presence of an infamous galactic troublemaker whose unwitting actions threaten the talks. Written by Alan Dean Foster, 1975.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uo3rLm4RQOw
An audio drama played against a graphic of the cover of the original.
To Starve a Fleaver
06 — 15min 25sec — 07 January 2021
The laugh-inducing microscopic parasites that benignly live on the body of a visiting ambassador begin to infest the ship's crew. Written by Alan Dean Foster, 1975.
Listen on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Jtsl8VS3DUU
An audio drama played against a graphic of the cover of the original.
The Logistics of Stampede
07 — 14min 36sec — 11 February 2021
The problem-solving abilities of Mr. Spock are put to the test when a periodically occurring mass stampede threatens all crops on a Federation planet. Written by Alan Dean Foster, 1975.
Listen on Youtube: https://youtu.be/kZeBuQrmuJY
An audio drama played against a graphic of the cover of the original.
The Man Who Trained Meteors
08 — 15min 21sec — 11 March 2021
After the Enterprise crew witnesses a vast meteor swarm devastate a Federation city renowned for its beauty, they undertake to follow clues that indicate that the meteors were being controlled by artificial means. Written by Alan Dean Foster, 1975.
Listen on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Ui23VXnc9ns
An audio drama played against a graphic of the cover of the original.
The Robot Masters
09 — 14min 16sec — 08 April 2021
As hundreds of sophisticated robots disappear throughout Federation space, the Enterprise crew sets a trap for the culprits only to discover that the Romulans are hoarding the robots in a plot to use them as soldiers in a massive attack on a Federation starbase. Story written by Alan Dean Foster, 1975.
Listen on Youtube: https://youtu.be/bNP0FjqOii0
An audio drama played against a graphic of the cover of the original although the record appears to have been issued with a comic.
Dinosaur Planet
10 — 13min 39sec — 06 May 2021
While investigating a rocky, earthquake and volcano-wracked world, the Enterprise's sensors detect intelligent life-forms on the impossibly inhospitable planet's surface. After a landing party beams down to rescue these beings from the earthquakes and lava, they are menaced by huge dinosaurs.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_ep68J-x4io
An audio drama played against a graphic of the cover of the original although the record appears to have been issued with a comic.
The Human Factor
11 — 13min 56sec — 10 June 2021
The Enterprise crew must mount a rescue when visiting ambassadors abduct Lieutenant Uhura after learning that she has the computer skills needed to tend to their electronic god. Written by Alan Dean Foster in 1979
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9rVufAtij2s
An audio drama played against a graphic of the cover of the original. The record does not appear to have been issued with a comic.
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