Doctor Aphra (2016) 22

Doctor Aphra 22 is the twenty-second issue of the comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. The comic was written by Si Spurrier, illustrated by Kev Walker, and published by Marvel Comics on July 25, 2018. The issue contains the story "The Catastrophe Con Part III," in which Doctor Aphra discovers an infectious Force-imbued fungus aboard Accresker Jail.

Publisher's summary[]

STUCK IN A JUNKYARD JAIL AT WAR. IT CAN'T GET WORSE – RIGHT? I mean, unless you add a vengeful FORCE GHOST. And insane MURDERDROIDS. And a BOR BRAIN-LEECH. And a SENTIENT BIOHAZARD…Surely even rogue archaeologist DOCTOR APHRA can't find a way to make things even worse. Wrong. Because her current beau and her ex are just about to meet…^[1]

Plot summary[]

THE CATASTROPHE CON
Part III

Rogue archaeologist Doctor Aphra's betrayal of
the murderous protocol droid Triple-Zero may
have allowed her to escape its clutches, but
her criminal exploits have landed Aphra in the
Imperial Accresker Jail!

Now, the warden's interrogations threaten to
expose Aphra's deepest secrets, including
what she learned of Darth Vader's plans for the
Empire! Horrified that Vader will come for her,
Aphra has hatched an escape plan — by
revealing the Sith Lord's secret to her current
flame, Magna Tolvan, and blackmailing her into
a rescue operation.

And Vader isn't Aphra's only problem. The
Rebels have hired Sana Starros to capture her!
But the good doctor just can't resist making off
with a little loot — right in the middle of
Tolvan's escape attempt....

Media[]

Editions[]

UPC 759606086290; July 25, 2018; Marvel Comics^[1]
- 02211; Cover A; Ashley Witter
- 02221; Cover B; Rod Reis

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

0-0-0
Chelli Lona Aphra
Korin Aphra (Appears through imagination)
Lona Aphra (Mentioned only)
Ponda Baba (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
Bini
Caysin Bog (Mentioned only)
BT-1
Dek-Nil
Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Appears through imagination)
Eternal Rur (Appears through imagination)
Cornelius Evazan (as Lopset Yas)
Bor Ifriem (First identified as Bor Ifriem)
Black Krrsantan (Appears through imagination)
Kthoo-Ra (Appears through imagination)
Tam Posla
Soo-Tath (Appears through imagination)
Sana Starros
Sutha (Appears through imagination)

Hera Syndulla
Ulbik Tan (Appears through imagination)
Thanoth (Mentioned only)
Magna Tolvan
Thomas Toov (Appears through imagination)
Toren (Appears through imagination)
Unidentified blue Cyban Front droid (Appears through imagination)
Unidentified informant (First mentioned)
Unidentified interrogation officer
Unidentified Jedi (First appearance) (Appears as a corpse)
Unidentified lieutenant
Unidentified male Shadow University member (Appears through imagination)
Unidentified prison warden (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Unidentified Shadow University dean (Appears through imagination)
Unidentified Xonti brother 1 (Appears through imagination)
Unidentified Xonti brother 2 (Appears through imagination)
Darth Vader (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Yonak (Appears through imagination)

Creatures

Bantha (Mentioned only)
Fungus
- Gundravian hookspore (First appearance)
Mairan
Pluripleq

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Bandit purges
  - Attack on a pirate station
- Galactic Civil War (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
  - Campaigns of Saw Gerrera's Partisans (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
    - Jedha insurgency (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
      - Destruction of Jedha City (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
  - Infiltration of Hivebase-1 (Indirect mention only)
  - Skirmish aboard Accresker Jail (First appearance)

Locations

Mid Rim Territories
- Senex-Juvex
- Terrabe sector (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
  - Freestanding subsectors (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
    - Jedha system (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
      - Jedha (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
        Jedha City (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
        Temple of the Kyber (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
Milvayne (Mentioned only)
Son-tuul (Mentioned only)
Tatooine (Mentioned only)
Thannt (First mentioned)
Tiferep Major (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
  - Rebel Alliance Navy
    - Rebel pilot
  - Rebel officer
- Rebel Command
Aphra family
Archaeologist
Bounty hunter
Decraniated (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
Doctor
Electrician (Mentioned only)
Galactic Empire
- Accresker command (First appearance) (Voice only)
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
- Inspectorate
  - Captain-Inspector
Gladiator (Appears through imagination)

Hutt Clan (Appears through imagination)
Informant (Mentioned only)
Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire (Appears through imagination)
Jedi (Appears as a corpse)
Lord (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Officer
- General
- Lieutenant
Ordu Aspectu (Appears through imagination)
Queen (Mentioned only)
Shadow University (Appears through imagination)
Sith (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Darth (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Sith Lord (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Smuggler
Son-tuul Pride (Appears through imagination)
Unidentified syndicate (Appears through imagination)
Warden (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Xonti Brothers (Appears through imagination)

Sentient species

Aqualish (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
Cerean (Appears through imagination)
Human
- Cyborg
Hutt (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
Rodian (Appears through imagination)
Twi'lek
Wookiee (Appears through imagination)

Vehicles and vessels

Space station (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
- Battle station (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
  - Death Star (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
    - DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
Starship
- Cruiser
  - Light cruiser
    - Arquitens-class command cruiser
      - Prison-tug
- Freighter
  - Lucrehulk-class Battleship
    - Lucrehulk Prime
- Penumbra-1 shattersprite
- Starfighter
  - TIE line
    - TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
- Posla's ship (First appearance)
- Touring ship (First appearance)
- Volt Cobra
- Wreckage-prison
  - Accresker Jail

Weapons and technology

Blaster
Code cylinder
Cybernetics
Droid
Engine
Hologram
Lightsaber
Melee weapon
- Knife
Officer's disk
Proximity bomb (Mentioned only)
Superweapon (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
- Superlaser (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)

Miscellanea

Asteroid
Asteroid field
Biotoxin
Brain
"Buckethead"
Burr seed
City (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
Clothing
- Dancing-girl costume (Appears through imagination)
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Rank insignia plaque
Death
Devil (Mentioned only)
Dream (Mentioned only)
Eye
The Force
- Force power
  - Force spirit
- Living Force
The galaxy
- Galaxy

Gas
- Oxygen
Laser
Lekku
Mushroom (Mentioned only)
Planet (Mentioned only)
Prison
Prisoner
Propaganda (Mentioned only)
Slavery (Appears through imagination)
Tattoo
Technopathy (Appears through imagination)
Time
- Standard day
- Standard month
Torture

Collections[]

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 4 — The Catastrophe Con

Bibliography[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #22 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Doctor Aphra 22 is set between issues 21 and 40 of the Star Wars: Doctor Aphra comic-book series. The events of issue 21 take place after the Battle of Yavin, which marks the beginning of 0 ABY, according to Star Wars: Galactic Atlas, while the rebel base on Hoth is still intact during the events of issue 40. Given that Galactic Atlas dates the destruction of the base to 3 ABY, the issue must therefore have been set between 0 ABY and 3 ABY.

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Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #22 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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[Marvel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #22 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] Doctor Aphra 22 is set between issues 21 and 40 of the Star Wars: Doctor Aphra comic-book series. The events of issue 21 take place after the Battle of Yavin, which marks the beginning of 0 ABY, according to Star Wars: Galactic Atlas, while the rebel base on Hoth is still intact during the events of issue 40. Given that Galactic Atlas dates the destruction of the base to 3 ABY, the issue must therefore have been set between 0 ABY and 3 ABY.

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