Doctor Aphra (2020) 38

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"A daring rescue! Well, hopefully—it's not looking so good for Aphra, Sana, and Lucky. But with Tolvan on the line and a horde of malevolent droids closing in, it's do or die!"

―Alyssa Wong^[3]

Doctor Aphra 38 is the thirty-eighth issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. The issue was written by Alyssa Wong, illustrated by Minkyu Jung and Rachelle Rosenberg, and published by Marvel Comics on November 15, 2023.

Publisher's summary

A TENSE RESCUE! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! MAGNA TOLVAN has fallen into the hands of the SCOURGE! In order to save her, DOCTOR APHRA turns to SANA STARROS…to save the woman they BOTH love!

Opening crawl

TRUTH TO LIARS

Tasked with investigating malfunctioning droids at a
Tagge warehouse, Doctor Aphra and Just Lucky came face-
to-face with the scourged droids. After disabling one of
them, Aphra used her connection to the Spark Eternal, a
component of the mysterious scourge, to find out just what
the void is going on!

She discovered Magna Tolvan, off on a separate
scourge-related investigation, was overtaken by the evil
entity. The scourge is moving in to cyborgs!

Now Aphra must turn to the one person she always comes
back to….

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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 (Indirect mention only)
Krrsantan (Variant cover only)
Kelb (Indirect mention only)
Lobot
Just Lucky
Miril (Indirect mention only)
Leia Organa (In flashback(s))
Pilok (Indirect mention only)
Scourge
Sheyo (Indirect mention only)
Sana Starros
Domina Tagge
Magna Tolvan
Darth Vader
Beilert Valance

Droid models

Security droid (First identified as security enforcer)
- MV-33 security droid (Indirect mention only)
Service droid
Tagge prototype battle droid (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Events

Imperial Era
- Scourge of the droids
  - Mission to Havel Prime (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Rescue of Magna Tolvan (First appearance)
  - Search for the Silver Arrow (Mentioned only)
  - Skirmish aboard the Casus Belli (Indirect mention only)
Life Day (Variant cover only)

Locations

Corellia
- Sana Starros' crash pad
Epikonia
- Unidentified city
Outer Rim Territories
Rebel Base (In flashback(s))
Tagge Space
Tagge Warehouse Facility (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance officer
- Magna Tolvan's crew (Mentioned only)
Aphra family
Archaeologist
Bounty hunter
Doctor
Elder Houses (In flashback(s))
- House of Organa (In flashback(s))
  - Princess (In flashback(s))
Galactic Empire
House of Tagge
- Tagge Corporation
  - Executive officer
  - Tagge Corporation fleet
Lady
Officer
- Captain
- General (In flashback(s))
Saboteur (Mentioned only)
Sith
Skywalker family
Smuggler
Sniper
Starros Clan
Valance family

Sentient species

Human
- Alderaanian (In flashback(s))

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Acquisitor
- Ark Angel IV
- Casus Belli (Mentioned only)
- Scourge One (First identified as Scourge One, simultaneous with Dark Droids 4)
- Silver Arrow (Indirect mention only)
- Starfighter (Wreckage only) (Cover only)
  - TIE fighter series (Wreckage only) (Cover only)
    - TIE/ln space superiority starfighter (Wreckage only) (Cover only)

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Darth Vader's armor
- Helmet
Binoculars
Blaster
Cybernetics
Droid
Electromagnetic pulse
- Electromagnetic pulse emitter (First appearance)
Melee weapon
- Staff
  - Electrostaff
    - Darth Vader's electrostaff
Spark Eternal (Mentioned only)
Tracker (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Bespinite
Blanket
Child (Mentioned only)
City
Clothing
- Cape
- Goggles
- Robe (Variant cover only)
  - Life Day robes (Variant cover only)
Cyborg
- Hybroid
Death
Eye
Fire
Flagship
Force-sensitive
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
  - "Void"
Laser
Life Day Orb (Variant cover only)
Pillow
Planet
Prisoner
Synthflesh
Tattoo
- Electro-tattoo
Throne
Time
- Second
- Standard year

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 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #38 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Doctor Aphra (2020) 38 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) 38 must be set around 3 ABY.
↑ Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter (post): "IT'S DOCTOR APHRA #38 WEEK! A daring rescue! Well, hopefully--it's not looking so good for Aphra, Sana, and Lucky. But with Tolvan on the line and a horde of malevolent droids closing in, it's do or die! See you on Wednesday 11/15! 🖤⚡️" (backup link)

External links

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #38 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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Dark Droids: D-Squad
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Crossover
Star Wars: 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
Bounty Hunters: 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
Darth Vader: 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
Doctor Aphra: 35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39
Collections
Dark Droids · D-Squad
Crossover: Star Wars Vol. 7 · Bounty Hunters Vol. 7 Darth Vader Vol. 8 · Doctor Aphra Vol. 7
Related media
The Book of Ajax
Han Solo & Chewbacca (9 · 10) Revelations (2022)

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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 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #38 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The events of Doctor Aphra (2020) 38 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) 38 must be set around 3 ABY.

[Wong_tweet-3] Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter (post): "IT'S DOCTOR APHRA #38 WEEK! A daring rescue! Well, hopefully--it's not looking so good for Aphra, Sana, and Lucky. But with Tolvan on the line and a horde of malevolent droids closing in, it's do or die! See you on Wednesday 11/15! 🖤⚡️" (backup link)

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