Doctor Aphra 21

Doctor Aphra 21 is the twenty-first issue of the comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. The comic was written by Si Spurrier, illustrated by Kev Walker, and published on June 27, 2018 by Marvel Comics. The issue contains the story "The Catastrophe Con Part II," in which Doctor Aphra attempts to escape Accresker Jail with the help of Magna Tolvan.

Publisher's summary[edit | edit source]

"BROKEN INSIDE" CONTINUES! Doctor Aphra may be in Imperial prison, but she's certainly not alone. Rumors have it that these bars are haunted, but this rogue archaeologist knows there's something much more valuable going on. Meanwhile, Aphra's got information - information that the Rebellion wants. But how far are they willing to go--and who are they willing to recruit – in order to get it?^[1]

Plot summary[edit | edit source]

THE CATASTROPHE CON
Part II

Rogue archaeologist Doctor Aphra's exploits in
blackmailed servitude to the droid crime lord
Triple-Zero have landed her in Imperial
custody! Separated from her latest fling,
Inspector Magna Tolvan, and stuck in
Accresker Jail, Aphra and her fellow inmates
are nothing more than expendable troops for
the Empire.

The strange appearance of a ghostly entity has
dashed Aphra's escape plan, and the good
doctor struggles to resist the warden's
torturous interrogations about what's been
transpiring in the jail.

And to make matters worse, a certain angry
ex-flame from Aphra's troubled past might just
be back in the picture....

Media[edit | edit source]

Editions[edit | edit source]

UPC 759606086290; June 27, 2018; Marvel Comics^[1]
- 02111; Cover A; Ashley Witter
- 02121; Cover B; Rod Reis

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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

0-0-0 (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Chelli Lona Aphra
Lona Aphra (Mentioned only)
Dek-Nil
Kelko Dev (First appearance) (Impersonated)
Cornelius Evazan (as Lopset Yas)
Bor Ifriem (First appearance)
Sandewar Mandewar (First appearance) (Impersonated)
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only)
Luke Skywalker (Indirect mention only)
Sana Starros
Hera Syndulla
Magna Tolvan
Unidentified lieutenant
Unidentified prison warden (First appearance)
Unidentified protocol droid (Indirect mention only)
Darth Vader (Mentioned only)

Creatures

Mairan (First identified as Mairan)
Pluripleq
Worm (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Attack on an EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate (Indirect mention only)
- Bandit purges (First appearance)
  - Attack on a pirate station (First appearance)
- Battle of Yavin (Mentioned only)
- Infiltration of Hivebase-1 (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Locations

Core Worlds
- Corusca sector
  - Coruscant subsector
    - Coruscant system
      - Coruscant
        Galactic City
Dr. Evazan Cosmetic Surgery (Mentioned only)
Mid Rim
- Senex-Juvex (First appearance)
Outer Rim Territories
- 3rd Moon (First identified as 3rd Moon)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
  - Alliance Fleet
    - Rebel pilot
  - Rebel officer
Aphra family
Archaeologist
Bounty hunter
Crime lord (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Darth (Mentioned only)
Doctor
Galactic Empire
Jedi (Mentioned only)
Officer
- General
- Lieutenant
Pirate (Mentioned only)
Smuggler
Syndulla clan
Vex crusade (First mentioned)
Warden

Sentient species

Human
- Cyborg
Mairan (First appearance)
Twi'lek

Vehicles and vessels

Space station
- Death Star (Mentioned only)
  - DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station (Mentioned only)
- Unidentified pirate station (First appearance)
Starship
- Capital ship
  - Star Destroyer
    - Imperial-class Star Destroyer
- Cruiser
  - Light cruiser
    - Arquitens-class command cruiser
      - Prison-tug
- Freighter
  - Lucrehulk-class Battleship
    - Lucrehulk Prime (First identified as Lucrehulk Prime)
- Penumbra-1 shattersprite (First appearance)
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
- Starfighter
  - TIE line
    - TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
  - X-wing starfighter
    - T-65B X-wing starfighter
- Volt Cobra
- Wreckage-prison
  - Accresker Jail

Weapons and technology

Actuator (Mentioned only)
Arc array (First mentioned)
Armor
- Death trooper armor
- Stormtrooper armor
Attractor node (Mentioned only)
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
  - E-11 blaster rifle
  - E-11D blaster carbine
Boarding-spike (First mentioned)
Code cylinder
Cybernetics
Datapad
Droid
Hologram
Holoprojector
Lightsaber (Appears through imagination)
- Darth Vader's lightsaber (Indirect mention only)
Officer's disk
Power coupling (Mentioned only)
Reflec
Restraining bolt
Sensor (Mentioned only)
Sensor disruptor (First appearance)
Sword (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Army
Brain
Capital
City
Clothing
- Cloak
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Rank insignia plaque
Crystal (Mentioned only)
- Vibration crystal (First mentioned)
Death
Dream (Mentioned only)
Eye
Fireworks (Mentioned only)
Fleet
The Force
- Force power
  - Force spirit
- Force-sensitive
The galaxy
- Galaxy
Ghost (Mentioned only)
Goggles
Immortality
Imperial authority code 6690B1 (First mentioned)
Kidney

Laser
Lekku
Limb
Medal (Mentioned only)
Money (Mentioned only)
Moon
Prison
Prisoner
Shape-shifter
Sun
Tattoo
Terrorist (Mentioned only)
Time
Torture (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Troop

Collections[edit | edit source]

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

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #21 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Doctor Aphra 21 is set after the Battle of Yavin and before issue 40 of the Star Wars: Doctor Aphra comic-book series. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas marks the year after the Battle of Yavin as 0 ABY, 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) #21 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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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
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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) #21 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] Doctor Aphra 21 is set after the Battle of Yavin and before issue 40 of the Star Wars: Doctor Aphra comic-book series. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas marks the year after the Battle of Yavin as 0 ABY, 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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