Doctor Aphra (2020) 17

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Doctor Aphra 17 is the seventeenth issue of the canon comic series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. It was written by Alyssa Wong, illustrated by Minkyu Jung and Rachelle Rosenberg, and published by Marvel Comics on January 5, 2022.

Publisher's summary

EVOCATIONS! DOCTOR APHRA and SANA STARROS stumble upon a STRANGE RITUAL…And STRANGER ENEMY! Will they fall victim to a practitioner of an ANCIENT CULT?

Opening crawl

EVOCATIONS

Rogue archeologist Doctor Aphra and smuggler Sana Starros have been put through their paces–
from encounters with Crimson Dawn, to being betrayed by Just Lucky and Ariole, to surviving an explosive
brush with an ancient piece of Ascendant technology called the Thought Dowser, those two have been busy.

As if things haven't been crazy enough, unbeknownst to Aphra and Starros, Ronen Tagge is back….

Plot summary

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Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Chelli Lona Aphra
Korin Aphra (Mentioned only)
The Archivist
Kho Phon Farrus
Kho Phon Farrus' droid (First appearance)
Just Lucky (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Rur (Indirect mention only)
Eternal Rur (Indirect mention only)
Tase Somer (Arm only)
Sana Starros
Domina Tagge
Ronen Tagge
Silas Tagge (In flashback(s))
Ariole Yu (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Events

Imperial Era
- Funeral of Silas Tagge (First mentioned)
- Hunt for the Spark Eternal (First appearance)
- Skirmish aboard the Acquisitor (In flashback(s))

Locations

The galaxy
- Core Worlds
  - Brentaal IV
  - Corusca sector
    - Coruscant subsector
      - Coruscant system
        Coruscant
        Imperial City
        Tase Somer's residence
- Tagge Space

Organizations and titles

Aphra family
Archaeologist
Archivist
Ascendant (Mentioned only)
Assassin
Bounty hunter
Crimson Dawn
Curator (Arm only)
- Head Curator (Arm only)
Doctor
Galactic Empire
House of Tagge
- Tagge Corporation
  - Executive officer
  - Head of Weapons Development (In flashback(s))
  - Tagge Corporation fleet
Jedi (Mentioned only)
Lady
Ordu Aspectu (Mentioned only)
Sith (Mentioned only)
Smuggler
Starros Clan

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Acquisitor
- Vermillion
  - The Archivist's office

Weapons and technology

Bacta tank
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
  - DH-17 blaster pistol
Computer (Mentioned only)
Datapad
Hologram
Holoprojector
Lightsaber (Mentioned only)
Magnet
Melee weapon
- Knife
Power cell (Mentioned only)
Plasma blade (In flashback(s))
- Tagge protoblade (In flashback(s))
Thought Dowser (First identified as Thought Dowser)
Whip of Sorrows

Miscellanea

Archaeology (Mentioned only)
Bacta
Black market (Mentioned only)
Blood (Mentioned only)
Capital
Child (Mentioned only)
City
- Ecumenopolis
Clothing
- Glove
  - Ascendant glove (First appearance)
- Goggles
Credit (Mentioned only)
Cult
Death (In flashback(s))
Dismemberment (Indirect mention only)
The Force (Mentioned only)
- Dark side of the Force (Mentioned only)
- Force power (Indirect mention only)
- Force-sensitive
- Light side of the Force (Mentioned only)
Funeral (Mentioned only)
Galaxy
Glass
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
  - "Void"
Laser
Planet
Ring
- Rings of Vaale
  - Ring of Immortality
Skylane
Skyscraper
Spark Eternal (Mentioned only)
Tase Somer's black market network
Tattoo
- Electro-tattoo
Time
- Standard day
Void (Mentioned only)
Window

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Notes and references

↑ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #17 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Doctor Aphra (2020) 17 takes place after the Escape from Cloud City, which is dated to 3 ABY by Star Wars: Timelines. Additionally, Sliro Barsha dies during the events of Star Wars Outlaws, which Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on Popverse (backup link archived on August 5, 2024) dates to 3 ABY. As he is alive during Crimson Reign 5, and the events of Doctor Aphra (2020) 17 precede the comic, it must also take place during that year.

External links

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #17 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020-) #17 on the official comiXology website (original site is defunct)

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 · 13 · 14 · 15
Crimson Reign:	16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21
Hidden Empire:	22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34
Dark Droids:	35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39
~	40
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Other
Omnibus · Friends & Enemies Omnibus
Related media
Doctor Aphra (2016) · Doctor Aphra – Chaos Agent Audiobook Original (script) Revelations (2022) · Tall Tales

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Crossover
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Star Wars:	19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Darth Vader:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Doctor Aphra:	16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21
Bounty Hunters:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Collections
Crimson Reign · Omnibus
Crossover: Star Wars Vol. 4 · Darth Vader Vol. 4 Doctor Aphra Vol. 4 · Bounty Hunters Vol. 4
Related media
War of the Bounty Hunters · Hidden Empire Han Solo & Chewbacca 3

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #17 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] Doctor Aphra (2020) 17 takes place after the Escape from Cloud City, which is dated to 3 ABY by Star Wars: Timelines. Additionally, Sliro Barsha dies during the events of Star Wars Outlaws, which Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on Popverse (backup link archived on August 5, 2024) dates to 3 ABY. As he is alive during Crimson Reign 5, and the events of Doctor Aphra (2020) 17 precede the comic, it must also take place during that year.

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