Doctor Aphra (2020) 29

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Doctor Aphra 29 is the twenty-ninth issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. The issue was written by Alyssa Wong, illustrated by Natacha Bustos and Rachelle Rosenberg, and published by Marvel Comics on February 22, 2023.

Publisher's summary

TO THE BONE. The SPARK ETERNAL sets its sights on CRIMSON DAWN! As SANA STARROS and MAGNA TOLVAN race to intercept it, will DOCTOR APHRA'S most desperate gambit pay off? Or will she be lost to the SPARK ETERNAL forever?

Opening crawl

BALANCE

After a grueling possession and a cunning hack, Aphra has finally regained control of her body and established a tentative truce with
the Spark Eternal. True to the mission of the Ascendant, and its creator, Miril, the Spark declared its intention to hunt the Sith.

Meanwhile, the use of the exploitative Ronen Tagge's medical technology left Sana and her team in enormous debt. Sana's
team then joined Ronen's Crimson Dawn force to usurp his aunt Domina as head of Tagge Corporation. However, Sana
betrayed Ronen and extracted a confession of his misdeeds in exchange for Domina erasing her crew's debt.

Freed from the Tagges, Sana and her allies met with Kho Phon Farrus to discover the whereabouts of Aphra and the Spark….

Plot summary

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

Characters

0-0-0
Chelli Lona Aphra
Korin Aphra
"The Archivist" (In flashback(s))
BT-1
Kho Phon Farrus
Ghess (as Ghes)
Ilith (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Just Lucky
Miril (In flashback(s))
Eustacia Okka
Pateesa (Variant cover only)
Qi'ra (In flashback(s))
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only)
Luke Skywalker (Variant cover only)
Sana Starros
Domina Tagge (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Ronen Tagge (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Magna Tolvan
Unidentified Sith (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Unidentified Sith Darkseeker (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Unidentified Sith Lord (Mentioned only)
Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
Detta Yao
Ariole Yu

Droid models

Events

Era of the Sith (In flashback(s))
- Attack on the Ascendant temple (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Slaughter of the Ascendant (Indirect mention only)
Imperial Era
- Assassination attempt on Domina Tagge (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Battle at Amaxine Station (Indirect mention only)
- Hunt for the Spark Eternal

Locations

Bar'leth (Mentioned only)
- Tomb of the Spark Eternal (Mentioned only)
- University of Bar'leth (Mentioned only)
  - Archaeology Department (Mentioned only)
Outer Rim Territories
- Unidentified star system
Pyrr IX (First appearance) (First identified as Pyrr IX)
- Ascendant temple (First appearance) (First identified as Ascendant temple)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance officer
Aphra family
Archaeologist
Archivist (In flashback(s))
Ascendant (In flashback(s))
- Ascendant Record Keeper (In flashback(s)) (First identified as Ascendant Record Keeper)
- Bar'leth Group (In flashback(s)) (First identified as Bar'leth Group)
- Ilith's Group (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Assassin
Bounty hunter
Crime lord (In flashback(s))
Crimson Dawn (In flashback(s))
Doctor
Galactic Empire (Picture only)
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
House of Tagge (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Tagge Corporation (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Executive officer (Picture only)
Lady
Officer
- Captain
Professor
Sana Starros' crew
Scholar
Sith (In flashback(s))
- Darkseekers (In flashback(s))
- Darth (Mentioned only)
Sixth Kin
- Lieutenant
Slicer
Smuggler
Starros Clan

Sentient species

Alcedian
Chadra-Fan (In flashback(s))
Human
- Corellian (In flashback(s))
Klatooinian (In flashback(s))
Mirialan
Sith (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Trandoshan (Appears as a corpse)
Twi'lek (In flashback(s))
Zabrak (In flashback(s))
- Iridonian (In flashback(s))

Vehicles and vessels

Space station
- Amaxine Station
Starship
- Ark Angel IV
- Fleeting
- Freighter (Variant cover only)
  - Light freighter (Variant cover only)
    - YT-series (Variant cover only)
      - YT-1010 light freighter (Variant cover only)
        Volt Cobra (Variant cover only)
- Vermillion (In flashback(s))

Weapons and technology

Air lock (Mentioned only)
Artificial intelligence
Bacta tank (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Cybernetics
Droid
EE-4 carbine rifle (Variant cover only)
Fermata Cage (Mentioned only)
Lightsaber (In flashback(s))
- Sith lightsaber (In flashback(s))
Magnet (Mentioned only)
Missile
Shield (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Spark Eternal
Sword (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Whip of Sorrows (In flashback(s))

Miscellanea

Archaeology
Blood (In flashback(s))
Bone
- Skeleton
Brain (Mentioned only)
Clothing
- Cape
  - Kho Phon Farrus' cape
- Glove
  - Calling glove
- Goggles
Cyborg
Death (In flashback(s))
Fire
Flagship (In flashback(s))
The Force (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Dark side of the Force (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Force artifact (Indirect mention only)
  - Sith artifact (Indirect mention only)
- Light side of the Force (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Fortress (In flashback(s))
Hallucination (Mentioned only)
"Hell" (Mentioned only) (as expletive)
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Lekku (In flashback(s))
Near-human
Parent
Stone
Tattoo
- Electro-tattoo
Time
- Standard century
- Standard day
- Standard year
Tooth
Torture (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
University (Mentioned only)

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Notes and references

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #29 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Doctor Aphra (2020) 29 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Dark Droids, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

External links

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #29 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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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[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #29 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Doctor Aphra (2020) 29 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Dark Droids, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

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