Doctor Aphra (2020) 4

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Doctor Aphra 4 is the fourth issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. It was written by Alyssa Wong, illustrated by Marika Cresta, and published by Marvel Comics on September 30, 2020. It features the story "Fortune and Fate Part 4: The Deal," in which Chelli Aphra and company make their escape from Vaale, and Just Lucky strikes a deal with Ronen Tagge.

Publisher's summary[edit | edit source]

RING OF FIRE! Trapped and betrayed, DOCTOR APHRA fights to escape the cursed city of VAALE before madness overcomes her! Meanwhile, RONEN TAGGE's sinister plan for the RINGS OF VAALE approaches fruition. Will Aphra be able to thwart him in time?

Plot summary[edit | edit source]

FORTUNE AND FATE part 4 THE DEAL

Doctor Aphra and her team were hired by Detta Yao to find the Rings of Vaale, mysterious ancient artifacts of untold power.
There's just one tiny but extremely dangerous detail—Ronen Tagge, scion of the infamous and insanely powerful Tagge family,
has his eyes on the prize.

Aphra's team tracked the rings to an ancient city made of living bone on Dianth. But they were separated right before Tagge's
mercenaries arrived. Fortunately, Aphra activated the city's booby traps and escaped capture while Eustacia found one of the rings!

Unfortunately, Detta's double-crossed Aphra. Oh, and so has Just Lucky! It's a bit of a mess…

Development[edit | edit source]

Doctor Aphra 4 was originally solicited for June 10, 2020.^[3]

Media[edit | edit source]

Editions[edit | edit source]

UPC 759606097241; September 30, 2020; Marvel Comics; First printing^[1]
- 00411; Cover A; Valentina Remenar
- 00421; Cover B; Tula Lotay

Cover gallery[edit | edit source]

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Appearances[edit | edit source]

By type

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

Characters

Droid models

Explorer droid
- BD unit

Events

High Republic Era (Indirect mention only)
Imperial Era

Locations

Malitoris system
- Dianth
  - Vaale
    - Workshop of the Architects of Vaale
Outer Rim Territories
- Corporate Sector
  - Cantonica system
    - Cantonica
      - Canto Bight
        Canto Casino and Racetrack
        Crescent Royale Casino (First appearance)
        
        Ronen Tagge's Private Penthouse
- Shadow University (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Aphra family
Archaeologist
The Architects of Vaale (Mentioned only)
Assassin
Bounty hunter
Doctor
Gambler
High Republic (Mentioned only)
Mercenary
Professor
Smuggler
Tagge family
- Tagge's fleet (First identified as Tagge's fleet)
- Tagge's mercenaries

Sentient species

Arcona
Duros
Human
Mon Calamari
Near-human
- Mirialan
- Zabrak
  - Iridonian
Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Ark Angel III
- Unidentified High Republic starship (First appearance)

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

Bone
Brain (Mentioned only)
Capital
Casino
City
Death (Mentioned only)
Entry ramp
Fire
Fleet
Gambling
- Sabacc (Mentioned only)
- Slot machine
Goggles
Language
- Binary
- Galactic Basic
- Shyriiwook
Laser
Money (Mentioned only)
- Credit (Mentioned only)
Music
Planet
Prisoner
Ring
- Rings of Vaale
  - Ring of Fortune
  - Ring of Immortality (Mural only)
Tattoo
- Electro-tattoo
Time
- Second
- Standard century
- Standard year

Collections[edit | edit source]

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Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 1 — Fortune and Fate

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

Explore the Haunting City of Vaale in Marvel's Doctor Aphra #4 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ This comic takes place between Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 3 ABY and 4 ABY respectively.
↑ Marvel Comics JUNE 2020 Solicitations. Newsarama. Newsarama (2020-03-19). Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved on March 19, 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

Trade paperbacks
Fortune and Fate:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
The Engine Job:	6 · 7 · 8 · 9
War of the Bounty Hunters:	10 · 11 · 12
1 · 2 · 3
Related media
Doctor Aphra (2016) · Audiobook Original (script)

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[Marvel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] This comic takes place between Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 3 ABY and 4 ABY respectively.

[Newsarama-3] Marvel Comics JUNE 2020 Solicitations. Newsarama. Newsarama (2020-03-19). Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved on March 19, 2020.

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