Doctor Aphra (2016) 32

Doctor Aphra 32 is the thirty-second issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. It was written by Simon Spurrier, illustrated by Wilton Santos and Caspar Wijngaard, and published on May 8, 2019 by Marvel Comics. The issue features the story "Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon Part I," in which Doctor Aphra steals an artifact for a mysterious client.

Publisher's summary[]

UNSPEAKABLE REBEL SUPERWEAPON: Part 1. A NEW ADVENTURE STARTS HERE! After a year of close shaves, Doctor CHELLI APHRA is taking it easy and lying low. Probably herding banthas or something. She's smart like that, right? NAH, not really. The galaxy's shadiest archaeologist is back doing what she does best: busting into alien temples to steal horrifying weapons for huge profit. She just can't stop herself. But plenty of other people could. Powerful factions are watching closely: Rebel and Empire, familiar and strange – all calculating whether Aphra's more useful alive… or dead.

Plot summary[]

UNSPEAKABLE REBEL
SUPERWEAPON
Part I

Rogue archaeologist Doctor Aphra has made
a name for herself in all the wrong places as a
thief, swindler and obtainer of ancient
artifacts--the deadlier and more valuable,
the better.

But she's also made quite a few enemies. The
Rebellion. The Empire. Bounty hunters,
murder droids, psychotic doctors and
Force-powered sentient fungus to name a
few.

Though Aphra always manages to devise a
scheme (upon scheme, upon scheme) that
narrowly saves her skin, her antics have
slapped a target on her back as big as the
Death Star....

Media[]

Editions[]

UPC 759606086290; May 8, 2019; Marvel Comics^[1]
- 03211; Cover A; Ashley Witter
- 03221; Cover B; Stephanie Hans

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

By type

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

Characters

Aphra family's tooka (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Chelli Lona Aphra
Korin Aphra (First identified as Korin) (In flashback(s))
Lona Aphra (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Gurtyl
Vulaada Klam
Oo'ob (First appearance) (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))
Sister Six
Teezee-Too (First appearance)
Magna Tolvan
Unidentified Slinani droid (First appearance)
Pitina Mar-Mas Voor (Appears in hologram)

Creatures

Bird (In flashback(s))
- Nuna (In flashback(s))
Electrogyre (First appearance)
Tooka (In flashback(s))
Worm
- Qaberworm

Droid models

Protocol droid
- RA-7 protocol droid

Events

Imperial Era
- Chase on Milvayne (Mentioned only)
- Plot to assassinate Emperor Palpatine (First appearance)
  - Infiltration of the Red Mist (First appearance)

Locations

Garn (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Milvayne (Mentioned only)
Outer Rim Territories
- Arbiflux (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) (First identified as Arbiflux)
  - Lona Aphra's house (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Red Mist (First appearance)
Second Moon of Thrinittik (First identified as Second Moon of Thrinittik) (In flashback(s))
- University Quarter (First identified as University Quarter) (In flashback(s))
  - Aphra family home
Unox (First appearance)
- Abandoned Spice Mine (First appearance)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Rebel Alliance Intelligence Service (First identified as Rebel Alliance Intelligence Service)
  - Extraction Team Misericorde (First appearance)
Aphra family
Archaeologist
Chelli Lona Aphra's crew
Doctor
Galactic Empire
- Coalition for Progress (Appears in hologram)
  - Chair (Appears in hologram)
- Imperial Military (In flashback(s))
  - Imperial Army (In flashback(s))
    - Stormtrooper Corps (In flashback(s))
      - Stormtrooper (In flashback(s))
- Imperial Officer Corps (In flashback(s))
  - Imperial officer (In flashback(s))
Jedi (Mentioned only)
Minister (Appears in hologram)
Officer
- Captain
Ordu Aspectu (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Slinani (First mentioned)
Thief

Sentient species

Gigoran (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))
Human
- Cyborg
Xexto

Vehicles and vessels

Fortress of Garn (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Repulsorcraft
- Speeder
  - Speeder bike
    - 614-AvA speeder bike
Starship
- Ark Angel II
- Freighter (In flashback(s))
  - AA-9 Freighter-Liner (In flashback(s))
- Gunship
  - UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft
- Starfighter
  - X-wing starfighter
    - T-65B X-wing starfighter

Weapons and technology

Armor (In flashback(s))
- Stormtrooper armor (In flashback(s))
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
  - Heavy blaster pistol
    - DL-44 heavy blaster pistol
- Sniper rifle
  - Farkiller (First appearance)
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Droid
Hologram
Holoprojector
Lightsaber (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Black market (First identified as shadow market) (Mentioned only)
Blood (In flashback(s))
Clothing
- Cape
- Imperial military uniforms (In flashback(s))
Credit (Mentioned only)
The galaxy
- Galaxy
Goggles
Heart (Mentioned only)
Imperial Peace Tax (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Klick (Mentioned only)}
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Milk (Mentioned only)
Moon (In flashback(s))
Parent (In flashback(s))
Planet
Plant
- Carnivorous plant (In flashback(s))
  - Chatterplant (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Tree
Rations (Mentioned only)
Slinani Migration Shrine (First appearance)
Stun
Tattoo
- Electro-tattoo
Time
- Standard day
- Standard month
- Standard year
Youngling

Collections[]

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 6 — Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon

Notes and references[]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #32 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Doctor Aphra 32 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.

External links[]

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #32 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 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #32 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] Doctor Aphra 32 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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