Bounty Hunters 23

Bounty Hunters 23
Attribution information
Writer	Ethan Sacks
Penciller	Natacha Bustos
Inker	Natacha Bustos
Letterer	Travis Lanham
Colorist	Arif Prianto
Cover artist	Giuseppe Camuncoli Jesus Aburtov
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	June 1, 2022
Chronological information
Timeline	3 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Bounty Hunters Star Wars: Crimson Reign
Issue number	23
Preceded by	Bounty Hunters 22 Doctor Aphra (2020) 20 (Crossover)
Followed by	Bounty Hunters 24 Darth Vader (2020) 23 (Crossover)

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?

Plot summary

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.

Media

Cover gallery

Final cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli

Solicit cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli

Japanese creator variant cover by Takeshi Miyazawa

Variant cover by Chris Sprouse

Appearances

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

Collections

• Star Wars: Bounty Hunters Vol. 5 — The Raid on the Vermillion
• Star Wars: Crimson Reign Omnibus

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)

External links

• Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #23 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
• Bounty Hunters 23 on the Aurebesh Wiki

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