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John Ostrander

John Ostrander

Writer known for his series Grimjack as well as acclaimed lengthy tenures on DC's Suicide Squad, The Spectre, Firestrom and Martian Manhunter. He has also written several Star Wars comics at Dark Horse.

Name:
John Ostrander
Aliases:
Birth date:
April 20th, 1949
Home town:
Unknown
Country:
United States
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John Ostrander is a comic book writer, most well known for his work on Dark Horse's Star Wars line. He has contributed greatly to enhancing the Star Wars universe through the comic book medium, with some installments of the Star Wars: Republic series as well as completely displaying a vision of the Star Wars future in his award winning series Star Wars: Legacy.

He has also done large amounts of work on DC's Suicide Squad as well as other greatly regarded DC's comics such as Spectre, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm, Hawkworld and Batman, in the story arc "Grotesk". With Spectre DC allowed Ostrander to end Jim Corrigan's journey.

John was born on April 20th 1949, making him one of the oldest comic writers still writing.

Ostrander suffers from glaucoma and is a costly condition for any writer.

Characters created by John Ostrander

  • Amanda Waller (co-created with Len Wein and John Byrne)
  • Amy Beitermann
  • Father Richard Craemer
  • Nate Kane
  • Ramban
  • Ravan

Issues

November 1986

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Legends (1986) #1 Once Upon a Time...! / Secret o… November 30th, 1986

December 1986

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Legends (1986) #2 Breach of Faith! December 31st, 1986

January 1987

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The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #55 The Stench of Br… January 1st, 1987
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Legends (1986) #3 Send For... The Suicide Squad! January 31st, 1987

February 1987

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The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #56 Firestorm No More February 1st, 1987
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Legends (1986) #4 Cry Havok...! February 28th, 1987

March 1987

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Legends (1986) #5 Let Slip the Dogs of War! March 31st, 1987

April 1987

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The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #58 Gambit April 1st, 1987
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Legends (1986) #6 Finale! April 30th, 1987

May 1987

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Suicide Squad (1987) #1 Trial by Blood May 1st, 1987
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Teen Titans Spotlight (1986) #10 Scar Tissue May 1st, 1987
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Secret Origins (1986) #14 The Secret Origin of th… May 31st, 1987
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The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #59 Glass Houses May 31st, 1987

June 1987

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The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #60 Secret Identities June 1st, 1987
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Suicide Squad (1987) #2 Trial by Fire June 18th, 1987

July 1987

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Suicide Squad (1987) #3 Jailbreak July 18th, 1987
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The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #61 Thunderstruck July 31st, 1987

August 1987

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The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #62 To Regain Tomorr… August 1st, 1987
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Suicide Squad (1987) #4 William Hell's Overture August 31st, 1987

September 1987

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Suicide Squad (1987) #5 The Flight of the Firebird September 1st, 1987
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The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #63 Rogue Hero September 30th, 1987

October 1987

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Firestorm Annual (1987) #5 Ground Zero October 1st, 1987
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Suicide Squad (1987) #6 Hitting The Fan October 1st, 1987
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The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #64 Through the Gaun… October 31st, 1987

November 1987

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Firestorm, the Nuclear Man (1987) #65 Fallout November 1st, 1987
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Suicide Squad (1987) #7 Thrown to the Wolves November 30th, 1987

December 1987

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Firestorm, the Nuclear Man (1987) #66 Out of Cont… December 1st, 1987
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Suicide Squad (1987) #8 Personal Files December 1st, 1987
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Wasteland (1987) #1 Foo Goo; R.ab.; Sewer Rat December 1st, 1987

January 1988

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Firestorm, the Nuclear Man (1987) #67 Dialogues January 1st, 1988

Volumes

1937

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Detective Comics (1937) 3 issue(s)

1940

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Batman (1940) 4 issue(s)

1961

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Batman Annual (1961) 1 issue(s)

1976

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The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 1 issue(s)

1982

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The Fury of Firestorm (1982) 9 issue(s)

1986

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Legends (1986) 6 issue(s)
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Secret Origins (1986) 1 issue(s)
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Teen Titans Spotlight (1986) 1 issue(s)

1987

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Captain Atom (1987) 4 issue(s)
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Firestorm Annual (1987) 1 issue(s)
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Firestorm, the Nuclear Man (1987) 27 issue(s)
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Suicide Squad (1987) 67 issue(s)
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Wasteland (1987) 18 issue(s)

1988

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Deadshot (1988) 4 issue(s)
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Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special (1988) 1 issue(s)
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Manhunter (1988) 21 issue(s)
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Suicide Squad Annual (1988) 1 issue(s)

1989

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Blackhawk (1989) 1 issue(s)
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Firestorm (1989) 8 issue(s)

1990

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Hawkworld (1990) 32 issue(s)
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Hawkworld Annual (1990) 3 issue(s)
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Justice League Quarterly (1990) 1 issue(s)

1991

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Marvel Holiday Special (1991) 1 issue(s)

1992

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Armageddon: Inferno (1992) 4 issue(s)
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1992) 3 issue(s)
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Batman: Penguin Triumphant (1992) 1 issue(s)
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Blackhawk Special (1992) 1 issue(s)
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Gotham Nights (1992) 4 issue(s)
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Green Lantern Corps Quarterly (1992) 1 issue(s)
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The Spectre (1992) 63 issue(s)

Characters

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Aayla Secura
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Admiral William Hitchens
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Airstryke
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Amanda Waller
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Andy Haskell
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Angel
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Angie Ciccerone
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Anthony Shaw
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Aquaman Predator
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Artemiz
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Atom Predator
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Azlyn Rae
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Badb
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Bartholomew
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Batman Predator
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Bette Noir
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Billy Wu
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Bob
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Bocor
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Briscoe
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Brodie Coburn
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Brood Empress
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Bulldog
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Cade Skywalker
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Candyman
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Captain Boomerang
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Carl Peters
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Catseye
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Chris Heyman
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Clyde Harris