The Tabukan Syndrome, Part 1 of 6. On his first mission as commander of the Excelsior, Sulu must destroy a centuries-old stockpile of weapons on Tabuk 3 and Tabuk 4 - but first he must learn who is trying to steal the Tabukan warheads...and why. Written by Howard Weinstein, with art by Rod Whigham and Arne Starr. Cover by Whigham and Jerome Moore. New Format.