Bounty Hunters 23

Bounty Hunters 23 is the twenty-third issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: Bounty Hunters. The issue was written by Ethan Sacks, illustrated by Natacha Bustos and Arif Prianto, and published by Marvel Comics on June 1, 2022.

Publisher's summary

"A CLEAR AND PRESENT DENGAR" The most underestimated bounty hunter in the galaxy in his greatest adventure yet! DENGAR makes his move – and the Underworld will be forever changed. Meanwhile, time is running out for T'ONGA and her crew to break VUKORAH… Will a young girl pay for their failure with her life?

Opening crawl

A CLEAR AND PRESENT DENGAR

After successfully capturing Vukorah, the new leader of the
Unbroken Clan crime syndicate, T'onga and her team finally
have a chance to rescue the girl Cadeliah from the clutches
of Crimson Dawn. Cadeliah is the heir to the warring crime
organizations the Unbroken Clan and Mourner's Wail.

But unbeknownst to the crew, Crimson Dawn's leader, Lady
Qi'ra, has been making countermoves to eliminate the threat
to their plans. Enter Dengar, the last assassin they'd ever
suspect…until it was too late.

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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

4-LOM (Indirect mention only)
Bossk'wassak'Cradossk
Cadeliah (Mentioned only)
Dengar
Boba Fett (Mentioned only)
Han (In flashback(s))
Khamdek
Krynthia's father (Mentioned only)
Tasu Leech (Indirect mention only)
Manaroo
Qi'ra (In flashback(s))
Mama Stammoch (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Syphacc
T'onga
Losha Tarkon
Unidentified Rodian waiter (First appearance)
Unidentified tentacle-faced individual (First appearance)
Beilert Valance (Mentioned only)
Vukorah
Zuckuss (Indirect mention only)

Organisms

Bird
- Owl
  - Convor
Fish (as food)
Lizard (as food)
- Thelpian lizard (First appearance) (as food)
Reek (Mentioned only)
Slug (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))

Droid models

Protocol droid (Cover only)
- LOM-series protocol droid (Cover only)

Events

Imperial Era
- Assassination of Khamdek (First appearance)
- Assassination of the Unbroken Clan Grand Leader (Indirect mention only)
- Battle of Panisia (Indirect mention only)
- Mission on Corellia (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Mourner's Wail Syndicate-Unbroken Clan war (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Raid on the Vermillion (Indirect mention only)

Locations

The galaxy
- Core Worlds (In flashback(s))
  - Corellian sector (In flashback(s))
    - Corellia system (In flashback(s))
      - Corellia (In flashback(s))
        Crescent City (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
        Industrial sector (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Inner Rim Territories
  - Gyrica system
    - Milvayne
      - Wealthy District (First appearance)
        Convors Perch Restaurant (First appearance)
- Kirkeide Station
- Mid Rim Territories
  - Jekara (Indirect mention only)

Organizations and titles

Assassin
Bounty hunter
Crime lord
Crimson Dawn
Findsman (Cover only)
Galactic Empire (Mentioned only)
Lord
Mourner's Wail Syndicate
Racer (In flashback(s))
- Swooper (In flashback(s))
Solo family (In flashback(s))
Spy (Indirect mention only)
- Sleeper Agent (Indirect mention only)
Syphacc's Bountiful Bounties
T'onga's crew
T'onga's people
- T'onga's family
Unbroken Clan
- Grand Leader
Waiter
White Worms (In flashback(s))
- Scrumrat (In flashback(s))

Sentient species

Abednedo
Advozse (In flashback(s))
Aruzan
Gand (Cover only)
- Breathing Gand (Cover only)
Gran (In flashback(s))
Human
- Corellian
Ishi Tib
Rodian
Trandoshan

Vehicles and vessels

Repulsorcraft
- Speeder
  - Airspeeder
Starship
- Transport
  - Eskherf-class shuttle
    - Edgehawk
- Vermillion (Mentioned only)
Swoop (In flashback(s))

Weapons and technology

Armor
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
  - Glie-44 blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
  - EL-16 blaster rifle
Cybernetics
Droid
Hologram
Melee weapon
- Knife
Moisture vaporator (In flashback(s))

Miscellanea

Blood (In flashback(s))
Bone
Bounty (Mentioned only)
City (In flashback(s))
Clothing
- Flak vest
- Flight suit
Credit (Mentioned only)
Death
Entry ramp
Fire
Foodstuff
- Alcohol
  - Wine
    - Spice wine
Force-sensitive (Cover only)
Fortress (Mentioned only)
Galaxy
Gambling (Mentioned only)
Ice (Mentioned only)
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
  - "Kriffing" (In flashback(s))
- Huttese
  - "E chu ta"
  - "Sleemo"
- Writing (Cover only)
  - Aurebesh (Cover only)
Laser
Mouth
Planet
Prisoner
Restaurant
Skylane
Swoop racing (In flashback(s))
Time
Venom

Sources

A Tale from Obi-Wan's Youngling Days and More from Marvel's May 2022 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

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 Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #23 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Bounty Hunters 23 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 Bounty Hunters 23 precede the comic, it must also take place during that year.

External links

Trade paperbacks
Galaxy's Deadliest:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Target Valance:	6 · 7
The Terminus Gauntlet:	8 · 9 · 10
~	11
War of the Bounty Hunters:	12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17
Crimson Reign:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23
The Raid on the Vermillion:	24 · 25 · 26
Havoc at the Accretion Disco:	27 · 28
Bedlam on Bestine:	29 · 30 · 31
~	32
In the Crosshairs of Inferno Squad:	33 · 34
Target: Fett:	35 · 36
Dark Droids:	37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
~	42
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Related media
Target Vader · Two Sides to Every Sortie · Revelations (2022)

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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] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #23 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date_note-2] Bounty Hunters 23 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 Bounty Hunters 23 precede the comic, it must also take place during that year.

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