In a msg on , Mike Honig of 1:106/1119
writes to Michael Marek:
>>  ZF> Not only did the Mark Scott Zicree episode pay homage to the 
>>  ZF> struggles of Negro writers in the 1950s, and in an interesting way...
>>  ZF> It also paid homage to the 1930s and 1950s versions of STAR TREK 
>>  ZF> in radio and pulp fiction, as many long-time readers here are aware 
>>  ZF> of the history of Trek.
>> But I'll afraid that even *that* could become an issue in the copyright
>> litigation over the Republic Star Trek films of the 50s.  > head>
 MH> Huh?? What TREK of the 30's and 50's??
The best evidence to date was the legal issue of FORBIDDEN PLANET.
Or haven't you noticed the similarities of Captain J.J. Adams and Captain 
James T. Kirk?
Both had a doctor as a 'confidante', both had logical first officers, both 
had "Mr. Fixit" engineers...both are members of planetary organizations, both 
are explorers who perform military duties as needed.
And, of course, both got the girl, too.  
The studio fought hard, but lost out, and the changes were made to keep the 
Trek references out.
Even better, is the historical evidence shown that indicates the Lincoln-Kirk 
connections as well...had it not been for the Civil War and Lincoln's 
assassination, the United States might have landed on the Moon in the middle 
of the 19th Century, thanks to the Trek legend...
-zf-  Brnum.
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