- Hasbro
-- STAR WARS
--- 3.75 inch
---- The Vintage Collection
----- Special Action Figure Set
------ Doctor Aphra Comic Set
I do not own this image. Source: Hasbro Toy Shop
URL:
https://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/en/htsusa/-e16280000?catName=Original Retail Price: $49.99 USD
Availability: exclusively at Booth #3329 (Hasbro) at Comic-Con International in San Diego 2018 (July 19-22, 2018), Hasbro Toy Shop (August 13, 2018- September 5, 2018)
GET YOURS HERE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST:*
UPDATE: Unfortunately, HasbroToyShop removed this item from their website on Septemper 5, 2018.
https://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/en/htsusa/-e16280000?catName=
Assortment Number: E1628
SKU: 6 30509 66358 3Content of the set: 3 Action Figures:- Doctor Aphra
- BT-1 (Beetee)
- 0-0-0 (Triple Zero)Text on the packaging above the figures:
"Dr. Aphra and her 2 droids escape from their partnership with Darth Vader, careful to avoid the fate that awaits them if they should cross their former supervisor's path again."Back of the packaging (original U.S version):
I do not own this image. Source: Rebelscum.com
URL: http://www.rebelscum.com/hasbro-star-wars/Doctor-Aphra-Comic-Set-The-Vintage-Collection-SDCC/image29.asp
Text on the back of the packaging:
"On a mission gone wrong, Dr. Aphra finds herself at the hands of the formidable Sith Lord, Darth Vader. A rare survivor of such meetings, Aphra is recruited by Vader for her skills in reprogramming droids and her apparent lack of remorse for breaking the law to get what she wants. After a brief checkered partnership with Darth Vader, Dr. Aphra escapes from the control of her dark supervisor and his clandestine agenda. Free of ther obligations to Vader, Aphra ventures out with her assassin droids, 0-0-0 (Triple Zero) and BT-1 (Betee), and Wookie bounty hunter Black Krrsantan in search of new opportunies, legal and otherwise. Though unafraid of using whatever means necessary to get what she wants, Dr. Aphra is careful to avoid additional entaglements with Darth Vader, understanding all too well the vast reaches of his unflinching power."International Packaging:
Doctor Aphra "I'm a woman who doesn't believe in sure things."
- Doctor Chelli Aphra
"Chelli Lona Aphra was a human female archaeologist recruited by Darth Vader after the Battle of Yavin. Aphra, along with her assassin droid companions, 0-0-0 (Triple-Zero) and BT-1 (Beetee), fulfilled several missions for the Sith Lord before falling out of his favor."Source: Wookieepedia
Read the full article about her by following this link:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Chelli_Lona_Aphra
The detail on her eyes is just stunning...
I mean look at her articulation! This makes me wonder even more why Hasbro went back to 5 POA.
She holds her blaster perfectly, Hasbro have done an excellent job on her hand sculpts...
...and look at this printed tattoo...
...the vest... 
...and her beautiful head, hat and hair sculpt!
Note: Doctor Aphra is an all-new figure and was released in this set first, before her debut on a single TVC card.
Accessories:
- DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol
- removable vest
Date stamp: none (which is very odd...)
Hasbro SA CHINA
LFL C-001C0-0-0 (Triple Zero) "I'm 0-0-0 or Triple-Zero, if you prefer. I'm a protocol droid, specialized in etiquette, customs, translation and torture, ma'am."
- 0-0-0 introduces himself to Doctor Aphra[src]
"0-0-0, also known simply as Triple-Zero, was a protocol droid designed to specialize in etiquette, customs, translation and torture."Source: Wookieepedia
Read the full article by following this link:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/0-0-0
I read online that some people claim the removable panels of this figure fall off way too easily. But my figure does not have this issue. All parts fit tight. But one thing I can confirm: The protocol droid lost some detail since its first release in 2010. 
Note: Triple Zero is a repaint of TVC VC06 See-Threepio (C-3PO).
Accessories:
- removable head and right lower leg
- 4 removable panels: face, chest, right upper leg and back control panel
Date stamp: 2009
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LFL C-001C[/size]
BT-1 (Betee One) "Bleeep! Bleeep! Bleep!"
"No, BT-1! No! You can't possibly do that. They are our masters! Also, who would clean up the mess?"
- 0-0-0 persuades BT-1 not to attack Darth Vader and Doctor Aphra
"BT-1, also referred to as "Bee Tee," was a homicidal BT-1 assassin droid created by the Galactic Empire's Tarkin Initiative. After being found and reactivated by Doctor Aphra, BT-1 and his fellow droid 0-0-0 served under Lord Vader."Source: Wookieepedia
Read the full article by following this link:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/BT-1
Note: BT-1 is a combined figure of exisitng Build-A-Droid parts, a new/retooled dome and accessories/tools.
Accessories:
- removable dome and legs
- 4 removable pieces: left and right panel, right canon, left launcher, tool on top
Date stamp: 2008
Hasbro SA CHINA
LFL C-001CSource:Dr. Aphra Comic (MARVEL)
Doctor Aphra 001 - The Brain Trust - Exclusive
"Star Wars: Doctor Aphra is an ongoing comic-book series that began publication on December 7, 2016. It is written by Star Wars: Darth Vader writer Kieron Gillen with illustrations by Kev Walker. The series takes place between Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, and follows from the conclusion of Star Wars: Darth Vader. It focuses on the character Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra."Source: Wookieepedia
Follow this link for full details:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_Doctor_AphraComment:In the last Fans' choice poll of 2017 Doctor Aphra was part of the top-five list to vote for in the final round. I didn't even know her character before and was therefore even more surprised when she won the poll! That was enough occasion for me to look her up on Wookiepedia. I also found some awesome audio along with original images of her comics on YouTube. Didn't take long for me to fall in love with her character and her story. Since then I was looking forward to seeing her release in The Vintage Collection. After Dr. Aphra won the Fan's Choice Poll, fans quickly became louder to reach out to Hasbro to also release her two fellow droids 0-0-0 and BT-1.
And they should be heard. On June 5, 2018 a new Special Action Figure Set was revealed on io9.com including all three characters! This classic 3-Pack was not only announced as one of Hasbro's exclusives for San Diego Comic Con 2018, but for fans including me it was a dream come true and also a proof that Hasbro 1) listens to fans, 2) use their brain again and 3) share some true passion for The Vintage Collection and even for "LEGENDS" characters.
I was totally blown away by this reveal!
Before SDCC the oroginal retail price for this exclusive was revealed. It sold for $49.99 on the 3 days of the Con. For me that was quite a lot for one new, one retooled figure and one repaint. Still I celebrated that these three would be see the day of light in 3.75" format. But being an exclusive everybody already knew the prices on the after market would be wild if the MRSP already started that high.
Luckily this set is still available online on HasbroToyShop even though it sold out right after it became available on Hasbro's official website, but was restocked twice and their stock seems to last for almost a month! If I lived in the U.S. I would buy this set from Hasbro immediately. By now now a German etailer listed this set for preorder for 69.90€ (~81.08 USD) and I wonder if anyone wants to pay that much. I almost did, but then tunghori listed these three on ebay...
I'm very happy with these figures and recommend them to everyone. It's not only interesting to have an archaeologist in the Star Wars 3.75" action figure universe now, but Hasbro have also done a fantastic job on all of them!'
Return of the Comic Packs??
Like many others I was also a big fan of the Comic Packs of 2007 to 2011. Fans have been keeping to ask Hasbro for a return of these action figure 2-Packs with an exclusive excerpt of the according comic book - all in one pack for just $12.99 back then...so seeing the release of this Doctor Aphra Comic Set is more than a sensation for me. Even if you're not a fan of her character in particular, this should give you new hope that we will finally see more "Legends" love in the future, again!
I desperately hope to see more characters of the Expanded Universe, including re-releases of highly sought after figures such as Exar Kun & Ulic Qel-Droma...
I'm going to dedicate a little diorama for them, too, so stay tuned for that one!
Editor's note:A couple weeks ago, ebay seller tunghori listed the SDCC 2018 exclusive Comic Set figures of Doctor Aphra, Triple Zero and Beetee for the first time. I couldn't resist and bought the three of them. First, I thought I paid too much for them, but now that I got them in hand, I'm more than happy!
I paid the following prices for these figures:
- Dr. Aphra - $19.99 USD
- BT-1 - $21.99 USD
- 0-0-0 - $12.99 USD
tunghori still has 0-0-0 in stock (as of this post) and he might relist Dr. Aphra and BT-1, again. Keep checking his ebay store if you still hunt for them lose or buy this set new at HasbroToyShop:
Here are the hyperlinks to
tunghori's ebay store: https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=tunghori&_sop=10
and
HasbroToyShop: https://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/en/htsusa/-e16280000?catName=
Still, I paid a premium price for these three, but living in Germany there was no cheaper way for me to get them...one German etailer indeed listed this 3-Pack for preorder for 69,90€ (~$81.08). And even if I had gotten a new set, I probably wouldn't have unboxed the figures.
So including shipping I paid a total of $61.97 USD (~54,84€) and I'm so happy to have them that I spontaneously decided to make a review on them!
I tried to upload this review yesterday (Monday) night already, but my internet connection kept crashing. Today it worked and I'm very surprised how the pictures turned out although they were taken in the evening and without daylight. I hope you enjoy this review including the pictures. In order to maintain the high resolution, I uploaded most of them right away and without further edit. Cheers!
Click here for more information on Hasbro's Fans' Choice Poll of 2017: https://www.starwars.com/news/doctor-aphra-wins-hasbros-star-wars-fan-figure-vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*still available online at HasbroToyShop.com as of this post on September 4, 2018.
Product info by Hasbro:
Item will be available for purchase on 8/13. Limit of 2 per household
Item is excluded from any promotions.
Phone orders are not accept for this item
The return of the Vintage Collection! Celebrate the legacy of Star Wars, the action-and-adventure-packed space saga from a galaxy far, far away, with premium, highly-detailed 3.75-inch scale figures and vehicles from Star Wars The Vintage Collection! (Each sold separately. Subject to availability).
Imagine the adventures of the Star Wars comic universe with these Star Wars The Vintage Collection 3.75-inch-scale Doctor Aphra, 0-0-0 (Triple Zero), and BT-1 (Beetee) figures that feature premium deco across multiple points of articulation and design inspired by the Doctor Aphra comics.
• Includes 3 figures and 3 accessories.
• Vintage-inspired packaging with Kenner and Disney branding
• 3.75-inch-scale figures with comic-inspired design
• San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
• Features premium design and multiple points of articulation
• Collect other Star Wars Vintage Collection figures to expand Star Wars collection (Each sold separately)
• Figure scale: 3.75 inches
• Ages 4 and up
• WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
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- Philipp
