A Little Seasoning

Kirk revisits a planet he surveyed as a young officer, bringing new recruit Pavel Chekov along for the mission. (Part 1 of 4)
== Summary ==
:Captain's log, stardate 3012.4. It's been ten years now since I last visited the planet Modala -- the natives' name for Beta Damoron V. Of course, I was only a lieutenant then, and the was someone else's ship. Chris Pike's, to be precise. 
== Background information ==
* This story takes place during the latter half of TOS Season 1. The stardate is roughly concurrent with .
=== Creators ===
* Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
* Writer: Michael Jan Friedman
* Artists:
** Pablo Marcos (interior art)
** Rafael Gallur (art assist)
** Bob Pinaha (letter art)
** Tom McCraw (color art)
** Adam Hughes (cover pencil art)
** Karl Story (cover ink art)
* Editor: Robert Greenberger
== Characters ==
; James T. Kirk : captain.
; Spock : Vulcan Enterprise exec and science officer.
; Leonard McCoy : Enterprise surgeon.
;Montgomery Scott : Enterprise chief engineer.
;Hikaru Sulu : Enterprise helmsman.
;Uhura : Enterprise communications officer.
;Pavel Chekov : Enterprise navigator.
;Christopher Pike : Mentioned.
== References ==
;Beta Damoron system : Star system.
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;Modala (Beta Damoron V) : Planet.
=== Timeline ===
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;2266
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