"The Return of the Archons, Part 1" was the ninth issue of IDW Publishing's ongoing series of Star Trek comics. The issue consisted of a first part of a loose Kelvin timeline adaptation of TOS episode: "The Return of the Archons", as adapted from the original by writer Mike Johnson. Issue art was by Stephen Molnar, with colors and lettering by John Rauch and Neil Uyetake, respectively. This series premiere was edited by Scott Dunbier, with Robert Orci credited as creative consultant.