Battlestar Galactica (Marvel) Issue 23

==Synopsis==
==="The Last Hiding Place"===
Jolly is floating in space, waiting for Boomer's ship, the "Echo", to pick him up. Apollo has been doing some research aboard the Galactica and has discovered that 47 of the 50 richest people in the fleet have quietly disappeared. Two of the remaining three are currently on a tour of the supply terminal facilities, where freight drones are launched. This is exactly where several of the others were last seen. 
Boomer and Jolly find some of the Pirate raiders pushing a large ball of ice. They originated on an independent ore hauler from Leo, the "Justice". Suddenly, the raiders have disappeared. Aboard the Galactica, Shadrack is still searching for clues to find the way to Earth. Starbuck mentions that the symbol of the 9th Lord of Kobol looks like some kind of course plot, and Shadrack is suddenly struck with an idea.
Jolly and Boomer board the Rising Star, and are surprised by Apollo who is already there. Apollo thinks that the rich have gone underground in a secret hideout. The fact that the luxury suites on the Star have been stripped confirm his suspicions. Boomer uses the Echo's scanners and finds a hidden room underneath the Rising Star. Jolly and Apollo head to the maintenance tunnels. As they pass through one of the casino's Jolly is recognized by Pops. The find a fuel cell with a false bottom and drop into the secret hideout. Siress Magda Kocinik turns out to be in charge of the exclusive community of the rich, accesible in secret by using the Freight Drones. 
Magda intends to dispose of Apollo and Joly by putting them into balls of ice and jettison these into the Rising Star's exhaust. After that, doubles of the two men, wearing ectoplasmic masks, will return to the fleet. One of the Raiders steps forward and reveals himself to be Starbuck in disguise. Magda threatens to fire a Proton Disruptor at the Colonial Warriors, but Jolly destroys the machine with a well aimed flying kick. Magda hurries to a control panel. Starbuck stuns her, but she reached the panel just in time to send a signal to The Justice. Realizing their cover is blown, the Justice Boys prepare to activate the star drive, but it is taken out by a laser blast fired from the Galactica. Magda's followers surrender. Jolly recocnizes his ex room-mate Pops in the crowd, but Apollo identifies him as Sire Kocinick, Magda's husband. He was the Raider's inside man and the precious photograph of his wife contained coded information telling the Raiders where to strike next. 
Some time later, Adama adresses the fleet. He announces that Master-Tech Shadrack has discovered the key to the course for Earth in the symbol of the 9th Lord of Kobol itself. Together with the knowledge Adama gained inside the Memory Machine, they have been able to plot a course to Earth and the entire fleet will leave within an hour. Athena takes Boxey to Apollo's quarters, where the boy is surprised by Muffit, who has been completely repaired. They are joined by friends and family, but Jolly soon excuses himself, saying he has been ordered to make the jump aboard the Burnham. There he reunites with Medea. Adama tells Colonel Tigh to engage the star drive and the fleet begins it's long journey towards Earth.
Sire Magda Kocinick and her allies have been left behind in the Justice, with it's broken star drive. They are noticed by a pilotless stalker satellite, which alerts the Cylon's to the ship's presence. 
==Appearances==
==="The Last Hiding Place"===
====Individuals====
* Colonial Warriors
** Commander Adama
** Colonel Tigh
** Captain Apollo
** Lieutenant Athena
** Lieutenant Boomer
** Lieutenant Starbuck
** Lieutenant Jolly 
* Cassiopeia
* Boxey
* Ligea
* Pops 
* Master-Tech Shadrack 
* Luthena 
* Sire Uri (mentioned only)
* Pirate Raiders
* Siress Magda Kocinik 
* Ralius 
* Cadmon 
* Magnusman 
* Cylons (mentioned only)
* Muffit 
Locations:
* Jungleworld 
Items:
* Colonial Blaster 
* Series VI Flight Pak
* Extoplasmic Mask (mentioned)
* Proton Disruptor 
* Memory Machine (mentioned)
* Fumarello (cigar)
Vehicles:
** Battlestar Galactica
** Rising Star
** Echo 
** The Justice 
** Sequarian Freighter Burnham 
* Container Ships 
* Colonial Shuttle
==Behind the Scenes==
*Coming Soon
==Notes==
*Final issue of the series.
==Trivia==
*The first issue of Dynamite Entertainment's Classic Battlestar Galactica mini-series published to celebrate the show's 40th Anniversary in 2018 featured Walt Simonson's cover from Marvel's final issue as one of it's alternate covers. Further more, Joli's pirate disguise was referenced in dialogue in Issue #3.
==See also==
*Coming Soon
==Links==
*Battlestar Galactica (Marvel) Issue 23 on Marvel Wiki
*Battlestar Galactica (Marvel) Issue 23 on Comic Vine
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