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Star Wars: Doctor Aphra
A rogue archaeologist with two homicidal droids and no functioning conscience tries to stay one job ahead of everyone she has betrayed, which by now is everyone.
Forty issues from December 2016 to December 2019. Chelli Lona Aphra debuted in Darth Vader #3 in 2015 and became one of the first original characters not from the films to headline a canon Star Wars series.
Every issue
Issue list — 43 of 40 catalogued
Number, title, cover date and credits. A dash means the field is not verified — not that it is empty.
| # | Title | Cover date | Writer | Artist | Cover artist | Arc | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | December 7, 2016 | Kieron Gillen | Kev Walker, Salvador Larroca | Kamome Shirahama | Aphra | Out of Darth Vader’s employment and lucky to be out of it alive, Doctor Aphra goes back to work — which mostly means stealing things from people who will notice. First issue of the first ongoing series to be led by a character created for the canon comics. |
| Annual 1 | — | August 23, 2017 | Kieron Gillen | Marc Laming | David Nakayama | — | |
| 2 | — | December 21, 2016 | Kieron Gillen | Kev Walker | Kamome Shirahama | Aphra | |
| Annual 2 | — | September 5, 2018 | Simon Spurrier | Caspar Wijngaard | Caspar Wijngaard | — | |
| 3 | — | January 18, 2017 | Kieron Gillen | Kev Walker | Kamome Shirahama | Aphra | |
| Annual 3 | — | October 30, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Elsa Charretier | Elsa Charretier and Matt Hollingsworth | — | |
| 4 | — | February 8, 2017 | Kieron Gillen | Kev Walker | Kamome Shirahama | Aphra | |
| 5 | — | March 8, 2017 | Kieron Gillen | Kev Walker | Kamome Shirahama | Aphra | |
| 6 | — | April 12, 2017 | Kieron Gillen | Kev Walker | Kamome Shirahama | Aphra | |
| 7 | — | May 31, 2017 | Kieron Gillen | Andrea Broccardo | Marco Checchetto | — | The Screaming Citadel part 3. |
| 8 | — | June 28, 2017 | Kieron Gillen | Andrea Broccardo | Marco Checchetto | — | The Screaming Citadel part 5, the conclusion of the crossover. |
| 9 | — | July 12, 2017 | Kieron Gillen | Kev Walker | Kamome Shirahama | The Enormous Profit | |
| 10 | — | July 26, 2017 | Kieron Gillen | Kev Walker | Kamome Shirahama | The Enormous Profit | |
| 11 | — | August 9, 2017 | Kieron Gillen | Kev Walker | Kamome Shirahama | The Enormous Profit | |
| 12 | — | September 13, 2017 | Kieron Gillen | Kev Walker | Kamome Shirahama | The Enormous Profit | |
| 13 | — | October 11, 2017 | Kieron Gillen | Kev Walker | Kamome Shirahama | The Enormous Profit | |
| 14 | — | November 15, 2017 | Kieron Gillen, Simon Spurrier | Emilio Laiso | Ashley Witter | Remastered | First issue co-written by Kieron Gillen and Simon Spurrier, beginning the handover. |
| 15 | — | December 20, 2017 | Kieron Gillen, Simon Spurrier | Emilio Laiso | Ashley Witter | Remastered | |
| 16 | — | January 31, 2018 | Kieron Gillen, Simon Spurrier | Emilio Laiso | Ashley Witter | Remastered | |
| 17 | — | February 21, 2018 | Kieron Gillen, Simon Spurrier | Emilio Laiso | Ashley Witter | Remastered | |
| 18 | — | March 28, 2018 | Simon Spurrier | Emilio Laiso | Ashley Witter | Remastered | |
| 19 | — | April 25, 2018 | Kieron Gillen, Simon Spurrier | Emilio Laiso | Ashley Witter | Remastered | |
| 20 | — | May 23, 2018 | Simon Spurrier | Kev Walker | Ashley Witter | The Catastrophe Con | Simon Spurrier’s first issue as sole writer. |
| 21 | — | June 27, 2018 | Simon Spurrier | Kev Walker | Ashley Witter | The Catastrophe Con | |
| 22 | — | July 25, 2018 | Simon Spurrier | Kev Walker | Ashley Witter | The Catastrophe Con | |
| 23 | — | August 22, 2018 | Simon Spurrier | Kev Walker | Ashley Witter | The Catastrophe Con | |
| 24 | — | September 26, 2018 | Simon Spurrier | Kev Walker | Ashley Witter | The Catastrophe Con | |
| 25 | — | October 24, 2018 | Simon Spurrier | Kev Walker | Ashley Witter | The Catastrophe Con | |
| 26 | — | November 14, 2018 | Simon Spurrier | Emilio Laiso | Ashley Witter | Worst Among Equals | |
| 27 | — | December 12, 2018 | Simon Spurrier | Emilio Laiso | Ashley Witter | Worst Among Equals | |
| 28 | — | January 30, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Emilio Laiso | Ashley Witter | Worst Among Equals | |
| 29 | — | February 27, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Emilio Laiso | Ashley Witter | Worst Among Equals | |
| 30 | — | March 27, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Emilio Laiso | Ashley Witter | Worst Among Equals | |
| 31 | — | April 24, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Andrea Broccardo, Emilio Laiso | Ashley Witter | Worst Among Equals | |
| 32 | — | May 8, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Wilton Santos, Caspar Wijngaard | Ashley Witter | Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon | |
| 33 | — | June 19, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Wilton Santos, Caspar Wijngaard, Andrea Broccardo | Ashley Witter | Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon | |
| 34 | — | July 17, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Wilton Santos, Cris Bolson, Andrea Broccardo | Ashley Witter | Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon | |
| 35 | — | August 21, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Andrea Broccardo | Ashley Witter | Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon | |
| 36 | — | September 18, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Wilton Santos, Cris Bolson | Ashley Witter | Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon | |
| 37 | — | October 2, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Caspar Wijngaard | Ashley Witter | A Rogue's End | |
| 38 | — | November 6, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Caspar Wijngaard | Ashley Witter | A Rogue's End | |
| 39 | — | November 27, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Caspar Wijngaard | Ashley Witter | A Rogue's End | |
| 40 | — | December 11, 2019 | Simon Spurrier | Caspar Wijngaard | Ashley Witter | A Rogue's End | Final issue of the 2016 series. Doctor Aphra was relaunched with a new first issue in 2020. |
In print
Collected editions — 10
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 1 — Aphra | TPB | Marvel Comics | 2017 | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #1-6 | 978-1302906771 |
| Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel | TPB | Marvel Comics | 2017 | Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel #1, Star Wars (2015) #31-32 and Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #7-8 | 978-1302906788 |
| Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 2: Doctor Aphra and the Enormous Profit | TPB | Marvel Comics | 2018 | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #9-13 and Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Annual #1 | 978-1302907631 |
| Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 3: Remastered | TPB | Marvel Comics | 2018 | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #14-19 | 978-1302911522 |
| Star Wars by Jason Aaron Omnibus | omnibus | Marvel Comics | 2019 | Star Wars (2015) #1-37 and Star Wars Annual #1-3, plus Vader Down #1, Darth Vader #13-15, The Screaming Citadel #1 and Doctor Aphra #7-8 | 9781302915377 |
| Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 4 — The Catastrophe Con | TPB | Marvel Comics | 2019 | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #20-25 | 978-1302911539 |
| Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 5 — Worst Among Equals | TPB | Marvel Comics | 2019 | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #26-31 and Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Annual #2 | 978-1302914875 |
| Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 6 — Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon | TPB | Marvel Comics | 2019 | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #32-36 | 978-1302914882 |
| Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 7 — A Rogue's End | TPB | Marvel Comics | 2020 | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #37-40, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Annual #3 and material from Star Wars: Empire Ascendant #1 | 978-1302919092 |
| Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Omnibus Vol. 1 | omnibus | Marvel Comics | 2021 | Doctor Aphra #1-40 and Annual #1-3, plus Darth Vader #3-4, #8, #21 and #25, Star Wars #13, #19 and #31-32, The Screaming Citadel #1 and Empire Ascendant #1 | 9781302928438 |
- Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 1 — Aphra — Kieron Gillen and Kev Walker. 136 pages.
- Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel — The complete five-part crossover in reading order. 136 pages.
- Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 2: Doctor Aphra and the Enormous Profit — Skips #7-8, which are The Screaming Citadel. 168 pages.
- Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 3: Remastered — The handover arc, co-written by Kieron Gillen and Simon Spurrier. 136 pages.
- Star Wars by Jason Aaron Omnibus — 1,296-page hardcover published 26 February 2019, cover by John Cassaday.
- Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 4 — The Catastrophe Con — Simon Spurrier’s first solo arc, with Kev Walker. 136 pages.
- Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 5 — Worst Among Equals — 168 pages.
- Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 6 — Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon — 120 pages.
- Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 7 — A Rogue's End — Closes the first Doctor Aphra series. 128 pages.
- Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Omnibus Vol. 1 — 1,240-page hardcover published 23 March 2021, cover by Ashley Witter.
Dossiers
Who is in it
Encyclopedia entries for the figures this run develops.
Doctor Aphra
A rogue archaeologist with two homicidal droids and no functioning survival instinct.
Darth Vader
Two characters in one suit, and the publishing programme has spent fifty years arguing about the seam.
