Darth Vader (2015) 3

Darth Vader 3: Vader, Part III is the third issue of the Marvel comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader and the third of six issues in the series' first story arc. The comic, written by Kieron Gillen with art by Salvador Larroca, was released on March 25, 2015.

The issue sees Darth Vader continuing his mission to learn more about Luke Skywalker and the Emperor's mysterious agent. With his ability to command the Imperial Military taken away in the wake of the Battle of Yavin and the Rebel assault on Cymoon 1, Vader enlists the help of droid specialist Aphra in order to create a private army of battle droids.

Publisher's summary

 * When a Dark Lord needs help, who can he turn to?
 * Meet Aphra&mdash;the galaxy's foremost raider of lost weaponry!
 * Plus: could these be the deadly droids she's looking for?

Development
Darth Vader: Doctor Aphra 1, a promotional one-shot comic book released for Halloween ComicFest 2016, reprinted the story from Darth Vader 3.