Star Wars (2015) 54

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Star Wars 54 is the fifty-fourth issue of the comic book series Star Wars. It was written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Salvador Larroca, and published by Marvel Comics on September 19, 2018.

Publisher's summary[]

THE EXECUTOR? Bad. PRINCESS LEIA aboard the Executor? Worse. DARTH VADER pursuing Leia aboard the Executor? WORST OF ALL.^[1]

Plot summary[]

HOPE DIES
Part V

Queen Trios' betrayal and sabotage has left the
Rebel fleet completely helpless and at the mercy of
the mighty Imperial Navy.

Han Solo has courageously navigated the raging
battle to personally deliver crucial intelligence to
Luke Skywalker, allowing the Rebel fighters and the
newly formed Rogue Squadron to launch and finally
fight back against the Empire.

Now, Princess Leia leads a covert strike mission onto
the Imperial flagship in a last-ditch effort to secure
Trios' override codes and return power to the
cruisers. But Darth Vader has discovered their
deception and is on the hunt for the rebels....

Continuity[]

Originally, Draven was alive until at least during the rescue of Han Solo and just prior to the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY as Star Wars: The Rebel Files had established. Due to a degree of miscommunication, however, where it seems notes were missed during production of Star Wars: The Rebel Files, Star Wars 54: Hope Dies, Part V had Draven dying aboard the Executor. Matt Martin specified that for the time being, the comic is the definitive story for Draven.^[3]^[4]

Media[]

Editions[]

UPC 759606081134; September 19, 2018; Marvel Comics^[1]
- 05411; Cover A; David Marquez, Paul Mounts
- 05421; Cover B; John Tyler Christopher

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Gial Ackbar (Mentioned only)
C-3PO
Chewbacca
Jan Dodonna
Davits Draven
Jyn Erso (Mentioned only)
Meorti (First identified as Meorti)
Leia Organa
Kendal Ozzel
R2-D2
Robus (First identified as Robus)
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo
Trios (Mentioned only)
Darth Vader

Organisms

Bantha (Mentioned only)
Dog (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Galactic Civil War
  - Assault on the Mako-Ta Space Docks

Locations

Outer Rim Territories

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
Chewbacca's family
Elder Houses
- House of Organa
  - Princess
Engineer
Galactic Empire
- Imperial Academy (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
  - Imperial Navy
    - Death Squadron
    - Imperial Starfighter Corps
      - Imperial Starfighter Pilot (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
Jedi
- Padawan
Lord
Monarch of Shu-Torun (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Officer
- Admiral
- General
Pilot
Queen (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Sith
Skywalker family
Slicer
Smuggler
Solo family

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Weapons and technology

Armor
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
  - Defender sporting blaster pistol (Cover only)
    - Satine's Lament (Cover only)
  - DH-17 blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
  - A280 blaster rifle
  - E-11 medium blaster rifle
Comm system (Mentioned only)
Computer
- Targeting computer
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Deflector shield
Droid
Engine
Flamethrower (Mentioned only)
Headset
Lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Dual-phase lightsaber
    - Darth Vader's lightsaber
Officer's disk
Scanner (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Bridge
Clothing
- Bandolier
  - Chewbacca's bandolier
- Cape
- Flak vest
- Flight suit
- Goggles
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Imperial kepi
  - Rank insignia plaque
Cyborg
Death
Fire
Flagship
Fleet
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Force power
  - Telekinesis
    - Force choke
- Force-sensitive
  - Dark side adept
Hangar
"Hell" (Mentioned only)
Humanoid
Hyperspace
Language
- Binary
- Galactic Basic Standard
- "May the Force be with you"
- Shyriiwook
Laser
Lightsaber combat
Lightspeed
Rebel Alliance starbird
Starfighter combat
Squad
Time
- Second
- Standard day
- Standard minute
Transponder signal (Mentioned only)
Twin
Vader engagement drill (First appearance) (First identified as Vader engagement drill)

Collections[]

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Sources[]

The Marvel Art of Star Wars

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Star Wars (2015) #54 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars (2015) 54 to 1 ABY.
↑ Matt Martin (@missingwords) on Twitter: "Yeah, we're aware. It sounds like there were some notes missed somewhere down the production pipeline. We're hoping to have it fixed in future printings of the book. For now, you can assume that the comic is the definitive story for that character." (backup link)
↑ Matt Martin (@missingwords) on Twitter: "That death was plotted for Marvel before Rebel Files was written. Remember, the order things come out isn't necessarily the order they're created. A note was given in the RF manuscript to remove the mentions of that character after a certain time but fell through the cracks." (backup link)

External links[]

Star Wars (2015) #54 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Star Wars (Marvel 2015)

Trade paperbacks
Skywalker Strikes:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon:	8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12
Vader Down:	13 · 14
Rebel Jail:	16 · 17 · 18 · 19
From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi:	7 · 15 · 20
The Last Flight of the Harbinger:	21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25
Yoda's Secret War:	26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30
The Screaming Citadel:	31 · 32
Out Among the Stars:	33 · 34 · 35 · 36 · 37
The Ashes of Jedha:	38 · 39 · 40 · 41 · 42 · 43
Mutiny at Mon Cala:	44 · 45 · 46 · 47 · 48 · 49
Hope Dies:	50 · 51 · 52 · 53 · 54 · 55
The Escape:	56 · 57 · 58 · 59 · 60 · 61
The Scourging of Shu-Torun:	62 · 63 · 64 · 65 · 66 · 67
Rebels and Rogues:	68 · 69 · 70 · 71 · 72 · 73 · 74 · 75
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 Vader Down · The Screaming Citadel · From the Journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi Epic Collection Vol. 1
Hardcovers
1 · 2 · 3 · Han Solo · Omnibus 1 · 2
Other
Empire Ascendant · Annuals: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Color Your Own · Star Wars Saga
Related media
Star Wars (2020) · Star Wars: Darth Vader · Star Wars: Doctor Aphra

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Star Wars (2015) #54 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars (2015) 54 to 1 ABY.

[Tweet_1-3] Matt Martin (@missingwords) on Twitter: "Yeah, we're aware. It sounds like there were some notes missed somewhere down the production pipeline. We're hoping to have it fixed in future printings of the book. For now, you can assume that the comic is the definitive story for that character." (backup link)

[Tweet_2-4] Matt Martin (@missingwords) on Twitter: "That death was plotted for Marvel before Rebel Files was written. Remember, the order things come out isn't necessarily the order they're created. A note was given in the RF manuscript to remove the mentions of that character after a certain time but fell through the cracks." (backup link)

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