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Another Proud Minnesotan

I recall from my youth an edition of the Star Trek comic where Spock discusses his childhood. As I'm sure we all know, Spock is half-human. His mother is Amanda Grayson. In this particular edition, Spock makes mention of where his mother is from: Minneapolis.

That's right. Spock's half-humanness is Minnesotan.

Though to some, this might stand contrary to other cannonaical (and some non-cannonaical) claims, it's still something worth taking a measure of awkward pride in.

"Tell her... I feel fine."

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Also see:
- Star Trek: The Planet of Judgement. Written by Joe Haldeman. Bantam Books. 1977.

Notes:
- Others claim that Amanda Grayson is from Seattle. These others are Wikipedia and those who cite Wikipedia as their source. However, there is nothing immediately available to substantiate this claim. Furthermore, they also make refernce to "accepted Star Trek chronology," wherein the published and accepted chronologies do not claim anything more than she is (or, will be) a school-teacher from Earth.

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The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.


Live long and prosper...Eh?


or I should say, "Live long in Proctor, eh?"


Cool, but as I scour the internet, I can find no other reference to this. You say you read this in a comic book? Can you give publisher and approximate date? This is the kind of trivia I love to know! God, I'm such a geek.


The comic, to the best of my recollection, was the second DC Annual (it was about the end of the first five-year mission and the return to Earth). Also, the referenced "Star Trek: The Planet of Judgement" holds a reference to Amanda Grayson's hometown.

Now, to get a hold of that...


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