Doctor Aphra (2016) 23

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Doctor Aphra 23 is the twenty-third issue of the comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. The comic was written by Simon Spurrier, illustrated by Kev Walker, and published by Marvel Comics on August 22, 2018. The issue contains the story "The Catastrophe Con Part IV," in which Accresker Jail is decommissioned and sent on a collision course with a rebel planet.

Publisher's summary[]

GOOD NEWS: THE IMPERIALS HAVE ABANDONED ACCRESKER JAIL. BAD NEWS: FIRST THEY SHOT IT AT A REBEL PLANET. For unscrupulous inmate DOCTOR APHRA, accompanied by former flame SANA STARROS and current flame INSPECTOR TOLVAN…(NB: Awkward.)…chances to escape are dwindling fast. Good thing Aphra's not distracted by an expensive relic, right? Oh, dear.^[1]

Plot summary[]

THE CATASTROPHE CON
Part IV

Doctor Aphra's escape from Accresker Jail was thwarted
when current lover Magna Tolvan's rescue became a battle
against Aphra's ex Sana Starros, herself on a rebel mission to
kidnap the doctor.

Aphra's greed for an ancient artifact has likewise caused
chaos: the treasure is guarded by a swarm of mysteriously
Force-powered deadly spores. Under Imperial interrogation
she has revealed their existence in an attempt to keep her
darkest secret: knowledge of Darth Vader's plot to supplant
the Emperor.

Fearing contagion, the Empire has abandoned the floating
jail — now on a collision course with an inhabited planet!
Meanwhile, enemies with scores to settle from Aphra's past,
like the murderous droid Triple-Zero and the vigilante
Tam Posla, close in....

Media[]

Editions[]

UPC 759606086290; August 22, 2018; Marvel Comics^[1]
- 02311; Cover A; Ashley Witter
- 02321; 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
BT-1
Dek-Nil (Head only)
Cornelius Evazan (as Lopset Yas)
Bor Ifriem
Tam Posla
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only)
Luke Skywalker (Indirect mention only)
Sana Starros
Sana Starros's brother (First mentioned)
Hera Syndulla (Mentioned only)
Thanoth (Mentioned only)
Magna Tolvan
Darth Vader
Unidentified Jedi (Appears as a corpse)

Creatures

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Skirmish aboard Accresker Jail

Locations

Milvayne (Mentioned only)
Tiferep Major (First appearance) (First identified as Tiferep Major)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
Aphra family
Archaeologist
Bounty hunter
Doctor
Galactic Empire
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
- Imperial Sector Control (First appearance)
- Inspectorate
  - Captain-Inspector
Jedi (Mentioned only)
Queen (Mentioned only)
Sith
Skywalker family
Smuggler
Starros Clan

Sentient species

Bith
Human
Twi'lek (Mentioned only)
Zabrak

Vehicles and vessels

Escape pod (Mentioned only)
Starship
- Capital ship
  - Dreadnought
    - Star Dreadnought
      - Executor-class Star Dreadnought
        Executor
- Cruiser
  - Light cruiser
    - Arquitens-class command cruiser
      - Prison-tug (First identified as Prison-tug) (First identified as Tug cruiser)
- Penumbra-1 shattersprite (Wreckage only)
- Shuttle
  - Unidentified shuttle (First appearance)
- Spacetug
  - Tractor tug (First mentioned)
- Tam Posla's ship
- Touring ship (First identified as Touring ship)
- Wreckage-prison
  - Accresker Jail

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

Asteroid
Clothing
- Cape
Cyborg
Databank
- Imperial Informant System (First appearance)
Death
The Force
- Force-sensitive
- Force power
  - Force spirit
Goggles
Gravity
Hologram
Kyber crystal (Mentioned only)
Planet
Planetary ring
Prison
Prisoner
Sector
Steel (Mentioned only)
Tattoo
- Electro-tattoo
Time
- Standard minute
- Standard year
Torture (Mentioned only)

Collections[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #23 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Doctor Aphra (2016) 23 are set between issues 22 and 40 of the Star Wars: Doctor Aphra comic-book series. In issue 22, Accresker Jail is decommissioned. Crimson Reign 3 states that Jeremoch Colton had been in the wreckage-prison for over three years when Madelin Sun visited him. Crimson Reign 3 issue also states that he was imprisoned after the capture of the Tantive IV, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 0 BBY. The rebel base on Hoth is still intact during the events of Doctor Aphra 40, and Galactic Atlas dates the base's destruction to 3 ABY. Therefore, the events of Doctor Aphra 23 have to have occurred in that year.

External links[]

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Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #23 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Trade paperbacks
Aphra:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
The Screaming Citadel:	7 · 8
The Enormous Profit:	9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13
Remastered:	14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19
The Catastrophe Con:	20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25
Worst Among Equals:	26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31
Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon:	32 · 33 · 34 · 35 · 36
A Rogue's End:	37 · 38 · 39 · 40
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · The Screaming Citadel
Other
Annual 1 · Annual 2 · Annual 3 · Hardcover 1 · Omnibus
Related media
Doctor Aphra (2020) · Audiobook Original (script) · Empire Ascendant

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[Marvel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #23 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The events of Doctor Aphra (2016) 23 are set between issues 22 and 40 of the Star Wars: Doctor Aphra comic-book series. In issue 22, Accresker Jail is decommissioned. Crimson Reign 3 states that Jeremoch Colton had been in the wreckage-prison for over three years when Madelin Sun visited him. Crimson Reign 3 issue also states that he was imprisoned after the capture of the Tantive IV, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 0 BBY. The rebel base on Hoth is still intact during the events of Doctor Aphra 40, and Galactic Atlas dates the base's destruction to 3 ABY. Therefore, the events of Doctor Aphra 23 have to have occurred in that year.

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