Star Trek Monthly issue 53

Issue 53 of Star Trek Monthly was the issue. A German-language edition was, otherwise unedited, released the subsequent month as issue 8 of Star Trek: Das offizielle monatliche Magazin. 
 
==Contents==
;First Contact
:Darryl Curtis on thinking ahead, and fitting around schedules.
;The Best of All Worlds:
:*'s fifth season wraps.
:*Star Trek X a possibility?
:*Saturn Award nominations.
:* reclaims top-rated syndicated series position.
:*In Brief…: Entertainment Weekly poll, Rick Berman drops hints on DS9 finale, Raven Software developing a Star Trek computer game, Joe Carey reappears, Trekkies theatrical release, Ira Steven Behr on spoilers, "Star Trek and Religion" course.
:*; Episode focus: .
:*; Episode focus: .
;Interview – Robert Duncan McNeill – "Rocket Man"
:by David Bassom.
;Interview – Rene Auberjonois – "Just Walk Away, Rene"
:by Ian Spelling.
;Interview – William Shatner – "Forever Young"
:by Ian Spelling.
;Poster
:B'Elanna Torres
;The One and Only
:Stoddard Hayes looks at the life of James T. Kirk.
:Essential Kirk – key episodes for the character.
;A Fistful of Data
:New starship classes in , Promellian battle cruiser model reuses.
;Amazing Stories
:Stephen C. Smith looks at what makes a Star Trek story, talking with David Gerrold, Judy Burns, Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, and looking into the writers'/directors' guides for the series.
;Interview – Bill Mumy – "Danger, Will Robinson!"
:by Eric Frederickson.
;Competition
:To win CIC Video releases.
;Book extract
:"Shatnerverse": Dark Victory.
;From the Replicator
:UK Update: Star Trek: The Next Generation Chess Set, Playmates Toys.
:Australasis Update: Computer games being released in New Zealand.
:US Update: SkyBox, Playmates, Star Trek ships.
:Read Out: No reviews, release schedule only.
:On Screen: The Next Generation rerelease volumes 2.4 & 2.5, Deep Space Nine volumes 7.4 & 7.5, Voyager volumes 5.4 & 5.5.
;Communicator
;Next Issue
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