Doctor Aphra (2020) 37

For other uses, see Doctor Aphra 37.

Doctor Aphra 37 is the thirty-seventh 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 October 25, 2023.

Publisher's summary[]

THE SHIP IS ALIVE!! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! DOCTOR APHRA and DOMINA TAGGE fight for their lives aboard a battleship that anticipates their every move! Meanwhile, MAGNA TOLVAN faces horrors that will change her forever!

Plot summary[]

FLESH RESOLVED

After Clone Wars-era Tagge prototype 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.

When Doctor Aphra and Just Lucky went in to
investigate, they came face-to-face with the scourged
Tagge droids. Meanwhile, Leia Organa tasked Magna
Tolvan and a team of Rebels to investigate a similar
incident on a Rebel ship….

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Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

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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 identified as Brissa)
Kho Phon Farrus (In flashback(s))
Kelb
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Appears as a ghost or spirit) (Variant cover only)
Lobot
Just Lucky
Maul (Variant cover only)
Eustacia Okka (In flashback(s))
Leia Organa (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Pilok (First identified as Pilok)
Scourge
Sheyo (First identified as Sheyo)
Anakin Skywalker (Variant cover only)
Sana Starros
Domina Tagge
Lapin Tagge
Magna Tolvan
Unidentified droid
Unidentified Rodian buyer (Indirect mention only)
Beilert Valance
Detta Yao (In flashback(s))
Yoda (Appears as a ghost or spirit) (Variant cover only)
Ariole Yu (In flashback(s))
Zopp (Indirect mention only)

Droid models

Events

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

Locations

Corellia
- Sana Starros' crash pad
Havel Prime (Mentioned only)
- Tagge Warehouse Facility (Indirect mention only)
Milvayne Tagge Corporation warehouse (Indirect mention only)
Outer Rim Territories
- Moddell sector (Variant cover only)
  - Endor system (Variant cover only)
    - Endor (Variant cover only)
      - Bright Tree Village (Variant cover only)
Tagge Space
- Asheris (First appearance)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
  - Rebel Alliance Navy
    - Rebel pilot
- Alliance officer
- Magna Tolvan's crew
Aphra family
Archaeologist
Assassin
Bounty hunter
Doctor
Galactic Empire
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
House of Tagge
- Tagge Corporation
  - Executive officer
  - Tagge Corporation fleet
Lady
Navigator
Officer
- Captain
Pirate (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Professor (In flashback(s))
Sana Starros' crew (In flashback(s))
Secretary
Sith (Mentioned only)
Sixth Kin (In flashback(s))
- Lieutenant (In flashback(s))
Slicer
Smuggler
Starros Clan
Unidentified pirate group (Indirect mention only)
Valance family

Sentient species

Alcedian (In flashback(s))
Caamasi
Devaronian
Human
Ikkrukkian
Mirialan (In flashback(s))
Yoda's species (Variant cover only)
Zabrak (Variant cover only)
- Dathomirian (Variant cover only)

Vehicles and vessels

Escape pod
Space station (In flashback(s))
- Amaxine Space Station (In flashback(s))
Starship
- Battleship
  - Casus Belli
- Hawk's End
- Silver Arrow

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Helmet
- Stormtrooper armor
Blaster
Cybernetics
- AJ^6 cyborg construct
Datapad
Droid
Grenade
- Prototype A4-961 (First appearance)
Hologram
Holotable
Lightsaber (Variant cover only)
- Double-bladed lightsaber (Variant cover only)
  - Darth Maul's double-bladed lightsaber (Variant cover only)
- Sith lightsaber (Variant cover only)
Personal energy shield
- Prototype LH-44 (First appearance)
Plasma blade
- Tagge protoblade
Spark Eternal (In flashback(s))

Miscellanea

Bespinite
Clothing
- Cape (In flashback(s))
  - Kho Phon Farrus' cape (In flashback(s))
- Flak vest
- Flight suit
- Goggles
Cyborg
Death
Dismemberment
Fire
The Force (Variant cover only)
- Force power (Variant cover only)
  - Force spirit (Variant cover only)
Hybroid
Language
- Cruly-3
- Galactic Basic Standard
  - "Hell" (Mentioned only) (as expletive)
  - "Void"
Moon
Planet
Plant (In flashback(s))
- Tree (In flashback(s))
Plasma
Star
Synthflesh
Tattoo
- Electro-tattoo
Time
- Standard century
- Standard day

Collections[]

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 7 — Dark Droids

Sources[]

Dark Droids 1

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) #37 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) 37 is part of the Dark Droids event, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

External links[]

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #37 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
The Spark Eternal:	22 · 23 · 24 · 25
Ascendant:	26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31
Ripple Effect:	32 · 33 · 34
Dark Droids:	35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39
~	40
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Other
Omnibus
Related media
Doctor Aphra (2016) · Audiobook Original (script) Revelations (2022) · Revelations (2023)

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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
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 ^1.12 ^1.13 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #37 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) 37 is part of the Dark Droids event, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

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