Captain James T. Kirk
Star Trek 142 • mythic
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 142
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jason Pastrana
What it does
Whenever Captain Kirk enters or attacks, choose one. If you have no cards in hand, choose one or more instead.
• Discard a card, then draw a card.
• Create a 1/1 red Officer creature token.
• Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
The Captain James T. Kirk card, numbered 142, originates from the iconic 1976 Star Trek trading card series produced by Topps. Released a decade after the original series premiered, these cards were intended to capitalize on the show's enduring popularity in syndication, capturing the attention of a new generation of science fiction fans. The set served as a visual archive of the program, drawing heavily from promotional stills and episodic photography that defined the aesthetic of the 1960s space opera.
Designed with the classic Topps aesthetic of the mid-1970s, the card features a stark, border-heavy layout that directs focus to the subject matter. The portrait of William Shatner as Captain Kirk was chosen for its quintessential representation of command, reflecting the show's emphasis on character-driven storytelling. While initial critical reception treated these cards primarily as mass-market ephemera for children, they have since been reevaluated by archivists as important artifacts that helped solidify Star Trek's transition from a canceled television experiment to a permanent cultural institution.
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