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{{Infobox Comic Book

|image = [[File:Farscape 1A.jpg|220px]]

|title = The Beginning of the End of the Beginning, Part 1: Return of the King

|writer = [[Keith R. A. DeCandido]], [[Rockne O'Bannon]]

|penciller = [[Tommy Patterson]]

|letterer = [[Ed Dukeshire]]

|colorist = [[Andrew Dalhouse]]

|cover artist = [[Joe Corroney]]; [[Dennis Calero]]; [[Zach Howard]]

|editor = [[Matt Gagnon]]

|publisher = [[BOOM! Studios]]

|publication date = {{d|December|24|2008}}

|pages = 24

|timeline = Post-Peacekeeper Wars

|series = [[Farscape: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning]]

|issue = 1

|preceded by = ''[[Peacekeeper Wars: Part 2]]''

|followed by = "[[Dungeons and Dominars]]"

}}

:''This article covers the first issue of the ''Farscape'' comic book. For John Crichton's module, see ''[[Farscape-1]]'' ''

'''''Return of the King''''' is the first issue of the [[Farscape (2008 Comic Book Series)|Farscape comic series]] and the first issue of the [[Farscape: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning|first arc and miniseries]].

''TV's Sci Fi masterpiece FARSCAPE returns! Farscape creator Rockne O’Bannon continues his creation in comic book form right where the Peacekeeper Wars left off! Find out what's in store for John Crichton, Aeryn Sun, Rygel, Chiana, and the rest of the Moya crew! Do the comics tie into Sci-Fi Channel's upcoming webisodes? You know it, ‘Scapers! Don’t frelling miss this!''

Shortly after ''[[The Peacekeeper Wars]]'', [[Moya]] is en route to [[Hyneria]] when [[Rygel XVI|Rygel]] learns that his cousin [[Dominar]] [[Bishan]] has placed a bounty on his head. [[John Crichton]] and [[Aeryn Sun]] adjust to their lives as parents as Crichton searches for a planet to settle down. [[Chiana]], meanwhile, copes with her grief at [[Ka D'Argo]]'s [[Peacekeeper Wars: Part 2|death]] by constantly having sex with [[Ka Jothee|Jothee]]. No one notices a dark, mysterious craft tailing Moya.

Moya reaches Hynerian space and Rygel plans to meet with a group of supporters on Hyneria's fourth moon. Rygel, Chiana, and Jothee take a [[transport pod]] to meet with Rygel's people while John and Aeryn stay aboard Moya to take care of baby D'Argo, whom Crichton has nicknamed "Deke". The rendezvous with Rygel's "supporters" turns out to be a trap and Bishan's men capture Rygel, Chiana, and Jothee.

* [[Bishan]]

* [[Chiana]]

* [[John Crichton]]

* [[Aeryn Sun]]

* [[D'Argo Sun-Crichton]]

* [[Gighun]] {{1st}}

* [[Ka Jothee]]

* [[Mmyna]] {{1st}}

* [[Monlan]] {{1st}}

* ''[[Moya]]''

* [[Noranti Pralatong|Noranti]]

* [[Pilot (Moya)|Pilot]]

* [[Roiin]] {{1st}}

* [[Rygel XVI|Rygel]]

* [[Turralde]] {{1st}}

* [[Bialar Crais]] {{mention}}

* [[Jack Crichton]] {{mention}}

* [[Ka D'Argo]] {{mention}}

* [[DK]] {{mention}}

* [[Gilina Renaez]] {{mention}}

* [[Joolushko Tunai Fenta Hovalis|Jool]] {{mention}}

* [[Stark]] {{mention}}

* [[Talyn]] {{mention}}

* [[Zotoh Zhaan]] {{mention}}

* [[Scorpius]] {{cover}}

* [[Sikozu Svala Shanti Sugaysi Shanu|Sikozu]] {{cover}}

* [[Commerce planet]] {{mention}}

* [[Earth]] {{mention}}

** [[Memphis]] {{mention}}

** [[Cape Canaveral]] {{mention}}

** [[Florida]] {{mention}}

* [[Gammak Base]] {{mention}}

* [[Hynerian System]]

** [[Hyneria]]

*** [[Dominar's Lake]]

** [[Fourth Moon of Hyneria]]

** [[Oort Cloud]]

* [[Shadow Depository]] {{mention}}

* [[Tornaga]]

* [[Dominar]]

* Hynerian Army

** General

* [[Luxan]] Army

** [[Kleeva]]

* [[IASA]] {{mention}}

* [[Peacekeeper]]s {{mention}}

* [[Human]]

* [[Hynerian]]

* [[Leviathan]]

* [[Luxan]]/Sebacean

* [[Pilot (species)|Pilot]]

* [[Sebacean]]

* [[Eidelon]] {{mention}}

* [[Halosian]] {{mention}}

* [[Scarran]] {{mention}}

* ''[[Farscape-1]]'' {{mention}}

* ''Moya''

* [[Prowler]] {{mention}}

* [[ThroneSled]]

* [[Transport pod]]

* [[Comms]]

* [[Qualta Blade]]

* [[Cycle]]

* [[Fahrbot]]

* [[Frell]]

* [[Hezmana]]

* [[Mivonks]]

* [[Wormhole]] {{mention}}

* [[Yotz]]

===Crichtonisms===

* ''[[National Enquirer]]''

* ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]''

** ''[[Muffley]]''

* [[Murphy's Law]]

==Cover Gallery==

<gallery>

File:Farscape 1B.jpg|Variant Cover

File:Farscape 1C.jpg|Variant Cover

File:Farscape 1D.jpg|Variant Cover

File:Farscape 1 Challenger Limited.jpg|Limited Edition Challenger Cover

File:No1 2nd Print.jpg|Second Printing Cover

File:No 1 3rd Print.jpg|Third Printing Cover

</gallery>

==Collections==

*''[[Farscape Volume 1]]''

==External links==

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