Doctor Aphra (2020) 12

Doctor Aphra 12
Attribution information
Writer	Alyssa Wong
Penciller	Minkyu Jung
Inker	Victor Olazaba
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Rachelle Rosenberg
Cover artist	Sara Pichelli
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	July 14, 2021
Chronological information
Timeline	3 ABY or 4 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters
Issue number	12
Preceded by	Doctor Aphra 11 War of the Bounty Hunters 2 (Crossover)
Followed by	Doctor Aphra 13 Doctor Aphra 14 (Crossover)

Doctor Aphra 12 is the twelfth issue of the canon comic series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. The issue was written by Alyssa Wong, illustrated by Minkyu Jung, and published by Marvel Comics on July 14, 2021.

Publisher's summary

"PARTY TRICKS" A MYSTERIOUS INVITATION leads DOCTOR APHRA and SANA STARROS to an exclusive party—teeming with scum and villainy! Will Aphra and Sana be able to survive the underworld social event of the century? Or will their cover be blown by A FAMILIAR FACE with an agenda of their own?

Plot summary

War of the Bounty Hunters PARTY TRICKS Rogue archeologist Doctor Aphra and smuggler Sana Starros are working for Domina Tagge. The job: infiltrate the most dangerous place in the galaxy-an auction hosted by resurgent crime syndicate Crimson Dawn! Meanwhile, Just Lucky and Ariole Yu's old mentor has betrayed the Sixth Kin syndicate, and they've been tasked with assassinating him right under Crimson Dawn's nose. With all of these crime syndicates and gangsters in one place, what could possibly go wrong?

Media

Cover gallery

Unlettered cover art by Sara Pichelli

Cover A

by Chris Sprouse, Karl Story & Neeraj Menon

Variant cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli & Frank Martin

Variant cover by Camuncoli & Martin

Appearances

By type 

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

Characters

Chelli Lona Aphra Bokku Crae Wen Delphis (Mentioned only) Jabba Desilijic Tiure Ebann Drake (Mentioned only) Boba Fett Gyuti Just Lucky Margo Sly Moore Qi'ra Hurst Romodi Darth Sidious (Mentioned only) Han Solo (In carbonite) Sana Starros Domina Tagge (Mentioned only) Trinia Unidentified Hutt female Darth Vader Vukorah Xet (First appearance) Ariole Yu

Droid models

Bartender droid Service droid

Events

Battle of Coruscant (Mentioned only) Imperial Era Auction for Han Solo (First appearance, simultaneous with War of the Bounty Hunters 2)

Locations

Core Worlds (In flashback(s)) Coruscant (Mentioned only) Kuat sector (In flashback(s)) Kuat system (In flashback(s)) Mid Rim Territories Jekara Outer Rim Territories (In flashback(s)) Albarrio sector (In flashback(s)) Anthan system (In flashback(s)) Ryloth (Mentioned only) Tatooine (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Administrator Sub-Administrator Alliance to Restore the Republic (In carbonite) Alliance officer (In carbonite) Aphra family Archaeologist Assassin Bartender Black Sun Bounty hunter Captain (In carbonite) Clone trooper (Mentioned only) Crime lord Crimson Dawn Desilijic Doctor Galactic Empire Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) Imperial Military Death trooper Darth Vader's guard Imperial Officer Corps Imperial officer Gangster Hutt Clan Grand Hutt Council Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire Lord Mourner's Wail Syndicate (Mentioned only) Musician Officer General Lieutenant Podracer (Mentioned only) Pyke Syndicate Sith Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sith apprentice Sith Lord Sixth Kin Skywalker family Slicer Smuggler Soldier Solo family (In carbonite) Tagge family (Mentioned only) Thief Unbroken Clan

Sentient species

Falleen Human Clone Corellian Cyborg Hutt Imroosian Keteerian Near-human Umbaran Ongidae Pyke Rodian

Vehicles and vessels

Starship Capital ship (In flashback(s)) Dreadnought (In flashback(s)) Star Dreadnought (In flashback(s)) Executor-class Star Dreadnought (In flashback(s)) Executor (In flashback(s)) Vermillion

Weapons and technology

Airlock (In flashback(s)) Armor Death trooper armor Mandalorian armor (Cover only) Boba Fett's armor (Cover only) Macrobinocular viewplate (Cover only) Vader's armor Blaster Blaster pistol Heavy blaster pistol (Cover only) DL-44 heavy blaster pistol (Cover only) Blaster rifle Blaster carbine E-11D blaster carbine Light repeating blaster SE-14r light repeating blaster Sniper rifle Breath mask (In flashback(s)) Code cylinder Cybernetics (In flashback(s)) Droid Hologram Holoprojector Holovid (Mentioned only) Jetpack (Cover only) Z-6 jetpack (Cover only) Melee weapon Staff Electrostaff Officer's disk Rangefinder (Cover only) Rocket (Cover only) Scanner (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Carbonite Clothing Cape Cloak Goggles Imperial military uniforms Imperial kepi Rank insignia plaque Jacket Credit (Mentioned only) Death (Mentioned only) Flagship The Force (In flashback(s)) Dark side of the Force (In flashback(s)) Force power (In flashback(s)) Telekinesis (In flashback(s)) Force choke (In flashback(s)) Force-sensitive Fortress Galaxy The galaxy Kajidic Language Galactic Basic Standard Huttese "Kriffing" Mineral Crystal Data crystal (First appearance) Music Necklace Planet Reflec Reptomammal Slime Steel (Cover only) Beskar (Cover only) Tattoo Electro-tattoo Time Standard day

Collections

• Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 3 — War of the Bounty Hunters

Bibliography

• Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Variant Covers Revealed – Updated on StarWars.com (backup link)
• The War of the Bounty Hunters Erupts in Marvel's July 2021 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Launchpad"—Star Wars Insider 203
• In Marvel's Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #2, Boba Fett Heads for the Scoundrel's Ball – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

External links

•  Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #12 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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