Doctor Aphra (2020) 36

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Doctor Aphra 36 is the thirty-sixth issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. The issue was written by Alyssa Wong, illustrated by Minkyu Jung, Jethro Morales, and Rachelle Rosenberg, and published by Marvel Comics on September 27, 2023.

Publisher's summary

AMBUSHED! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! Trapped in a warehouse full of DEADLY BATTLE DROIDS, DOCTOR APHRA fights for her life! But she's about to come face-to-face with THE ONE ENEMY she never expected to see again!

Opening crawl

ACTION AND APPREHENSION

After Clone Wars-era Tagge prototype battle droids massacred
the pirates who attempted to steal them, Domina
Tagge assigned Doctor Aphra to check on the droids
stored at another Tagge warehouse to see if they were
malfunctioning as well.

Doctor Aphra has dragged Just Lucky along on her task,
making time to party on Galator III before finally
finding their way to the Havel Prime warehouse, where
they were greeted by the deadly droids….

Plot summary

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Development

Variant cover artist E.M. Gist became part of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars 15th anniversary cover line when he asked to draw a cover of Cad Bane, which he was given the chance to if he drew three other covers for that what he learned was the 15th anniversary line. The second cover Gist drew gave him a chance to draw one of his other favorite Star Wars characters, Ahsoka Tano, which would serve as a variant cover for Doctor Aphra (2020) 36. Gist also managed to, in his words, "sneak" Morai onto the cover, marking her appearance on the cover her first appearance in comic media.^[3] He also shared an unused sketch for his cover.^[4]

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By type

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

Characters

Chelli Lona Aphra
Brissa (First appearance)
C1-10P "Chopper" (Variant cover only)
Kelb (First appearance)
Just Lucky
Morai (Variant cover only)
Leia Organa
Pilok (First appearance)
Sheyo (First appearance)
Domina Tagge
Lapin Tagge
Ahsoka Tano (Variant cover only)
Teviy
Magna Tolvan
Unidentified Rodian buyer (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Darth Vader (Variant cover only)
Zopp (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Organisms

Bird (Variant cover only)
- Convor (Variant cover only)

Droid models

Astromech droid
- C-series (Variant cover only)
  - C1-series astromech droid (Variant cover only)
- R-series
Battle droid
- B-series battle droid (Variant cover only)
  - B1-series battle droid (Variant cover only)
- Tagge prototype battle droid (First identified as Tagge prototype battle droid)
Labor droid (Variant cover only)
- Loadlifter droid (Variant cover only)
Power droid (Variant cover only)
- GNK-series power droid (Variant cover only)
Protocol droid
Repair droid
- MSE series
  - MSE-6 series repair droid
Security droid (Variant cover only)
- KX-series security droid (Variant cover only)

Events

Clone Wars (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Imperial Era
- Scourge of the droids
  - Mission to Havel Prime (First appearance)
  - Search for the Silver Arrow (First appearance)

Locations

Galator III (Mentioned only)
Havel Prime
- Tagge Warehouse Facility (First identified as Tagge Warehouse Facility and Havel Prime warehouse)
Outer Rim Territories
- Canto Bight (Mentioned only)
Rebel Base (First appearance)
Tagge Space

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
  - Alliance Army
    - Rebel trooper
  - Rebel Alliance Navy
- Alliance officer
- Magna Tolvan's crew (First appearance)
Aphra family
Archaeologist
Assassin
Doctor
Elder Houses
- House of Organa
  - Princess
Galactic Empire
House of Tagge
- Tagge Corporation
  - Executive officer
  - Tagge Corporation fleet
Lady
Navigator
Officer
- Captain
- General
Pirate (Mentioned only)
Secretary
Skywalker family
Slicer
Smuggler
Unidentified pirate group (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Acquisitor (Mentioned only)
- Battleship
  - Casus Belli (First appearance)
- Bomber
- Capital ship (Variant cover only)
  - Dreadnought (Variant cover only)
    - Star Dreadnought (Variant cover only)
      - Executor-class Star Dreadnought (Variant cover only)
        Executor (Variant cover only)
- Hawk's End (First identified as Hawk's End)
- Silver Arrow (First appearance)
- Starfighter
  - BTL Y-wing starfighter
    - BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bomber
- X-wing starfighter
  - T-65 X-wing starfighter
    - T-65B X-wing starfighter

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Helmet
  - Flight helmet
Blaster
Datastick (Mentioned only) (First identified as datastick)
Datapad
Droid
Glowrod
Grappling hook
Headset
Hologram
Holotable
Lightsaber (Variant cover only)
- Ahsoka Tano's lightsabers (Variant cover only)
- Shoto lightsaber (Variant cover only)
Power cell (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Blanket (In flashback(s))
Casino (Mentioned only)
Clothing
- Goggles
Death
Distress signal
Entry ramp
Fire
Force-sensitive
Hyperspace
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
  - "Hell" (Mentioned only) (as expletive)
  - "Karking"
Laser
Lekku (Variant cover only)
Lightspeed
Realspace
Rebel Alliance starbird
Scourge
Slot machine (Mentioned only)
Species
- Elephantine
Sun
Tattoo
- Electro-tattoo
Time
- Standard day
- Standard minute
- Standard week

Sources

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 ^1.12 ^1.13 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #36 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Doctor Aphra (2020) 36 take place during the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event that Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) in turn places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters. Star Wars: Timelines dates War of the Bounty Hunters to 3 ABY. In addition, the flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50, which occur after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43 and thereby also after those of Dark Droids, take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine becoming Galactic Emperor, which Timelines dates to 19 BBY. Therefore Doctor Aphra (2020) 36 must be set around 3 ABY.
↑ E.M. Gist (@e.m.gist) on Instagram (post): "Hey gang, When I begged Marvel for a Cad Bane cover, they said "Only if you can take on 3 more covers." Turns out these were all for a series of Clone Wars 15th anniversary variants, and the next one was another of my favorite characters, Ashoka Tano! I also managed to sneak in the unofficial first comic appearance of Morai. This will be released as a trade and virgin variant for Doctor Aphra 36 in September!#morai #forceowl #ahsoka #ahsokatano #clonewars #starwars #starwarscomics #doctoraphra @ashleyeckstein @rosariodawson" (screenshot)
↑ E.M. Gist (@e.m.gist) on Instagram (post): "Hey gang, Here's an unused sketch for my Ashoka Clone Wars Anniversary cover. #ahsoka #starwars #starwarscomics #clonewars" (screenshot)

External links

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #36 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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In other languages

[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 ^1.12 ^1.13 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #36 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The events of Doctor Aphra (2020) 36 take place during the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event that Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) in turn places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters. Star Wars: Timelines dates War of the Bounty Hunters to 3 ABY. In addition, the flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50, which occur after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43 and thereby also after those of Dark Droids, take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine becoming Galactic Emperor, which Timelines dates to 19 BBY. Therefore Doctor Aphra (2020) 36 must be set around 3 ABY.

[Gist_Ahsoka_cover-3] E.M. Gist (@e.m.gist) on Instagram (post): "Hey gang, When I begged Marvel for a Cad Bane cover, they said "Only if you can take on 3 more covers." Turns out these were all for a series of Clone Wars 15th anniversary variants, and the next one was another of my favorite characters, Ashoka Tano! I also managed to sneak in the unofficial first comic appearance of Morai. This will be released as a trade and virgin variant for Doctor Aphra 36 in September!#morai #forceowl #ahsoka #ahsokatano #clonewars #starwars #starwarscomics #doctoraphra @ashleyeckstein @rosariodawson" (screenshot)

[Gist_initial_cover-4] E.M. Gist (@e.m.gist) on Instagram (post): "Hey gang, Here's an unused sketch for my Ashoka Clone Wars Anniversary cover. #ahsoka #starwars #starwarscomics #clonewars" (screenshot)

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