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JOHN OSTRANDER

b. 1949Active: 1986–2016

579

AS WRITER

0

AS ARTIST

42

KEY ISSUES

79

SERIES

John Ostrander is an American writer of comic books, including Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

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The Spectre #54 cover

The Spectre

#54

Earliest catalogued appearance of Mister Terrific (Holt).

Showcase '95 #8 cover

Showcase '95

#8

Earliest catalogued appearance of Mongul.

The Fury of Firestorm #62 cover

The Fury of Firestorm

#62

Earliest catalogued appearances of Pozhar and Major Zastrow.

Who's Who in the DC Universe Update 1993 #1 cover

Who's Who in the DC Universe Update 1993

#1

Earliest catalogued appearances of Inferno, Black Condor (Kendall), and James Cullen.

X-Man #15 cover

X-Man

#15

Earliest catalogued appearance of Onslaught.

Star Wars: Legacy #0 cover

Star Wars: Legacy

#0

Earliest catalogued appearances of Cade Skywalker, Deliah Blue, Jariah Syn, and 15 more.

SERIES · TOP 12 OF 79 BY ISSUES CREDITED

Suicide Squad

1987

66 credited issues

The Spectre

1992

63 credited issues

Star Wars: Legacy

2006

40 credited issues

Martian Manhunter

1998

36 credited issues

Hawkworld

1990

32 credited issues

Firestorm, the Nuclear Man

1987

27 credited issues

Star Wars: Republic

2002

27 credited issues

Heroes for Hire

1997

19 credited issues

Punisher

1995

18 credited issues

Star Wars

1998

18 credited issues

Wasteland

1987

18 credited issues

Manhunter

1988

12 credited issues

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

Tom Mandrake 107 issues together Jan Duursema 99 issues together Dan Parsons 76 issues together Kim Yale 54 issues together Luke McDonnell 32 issues together Graham Nolan 26 issues together Geof Isherwood 23 issues together Timothy Truman 23 issues together

CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Amanda Waller Deadshot Spectre (Corrigan)Bronze Tiger Captain Boomerang Martian Manhunter Batman Firestorm (Raymond)Nightshade (DC)Katar Hol

All (579)Writer (579)Artist (0)Keys (42)

COLLECTED EDITIONS

Avengers Assemble Vol. 1

Avengers Assemble Vol. 2

Doctor Who Omnibus

Secret Six Vol. 3

The Best Blades (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Vol. 5)

The Last Siege, The Final Truth (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Vol. 8)

Star wars omnibus, clone wars

Star Wars Legacy Vol. 1

Star Wars: Legacy Volume 1--Broken

Star Wars Legacy Vol. 2

Star Wars Legacy Vol. 3

Star Wars: Legacy Volume 4--Alliance

Star Wars: Legacy Volume 8 Tatooine

Star Wars: Legacy Volume 9 -- Monster

Star Wars: Legacy Volume 10—Extremes

Star Wars: Legacy Volume 11 —War

Suicide Squad Vol. 1

Suicide Squad Vol. 2

Suicide Squad Vol. 3: Burning Down the House

Suicide Squad Vol. 4: The Janus Directive

Suicide Squad Vol. 6

Suicide Squad Vol 6

Suicide Squad Vol. 7

Suicide Squad Vol. 8

Suicide Squad Vol. 8: The Final Mission

The Spectre Vol. 1: Crimes and Judgments

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52 / World War III Part Four: United We Stand #1 cover

52 / World War III Part Four: United We Stand

#1

52 / World War III Part Three: Hell Is for Heroes #1 cover

52 / World War III Part Three: Hell Is for Heroes

#1

All Star Comics 80-Page Giant #1 cover

All Star Comics 80-Page Giant

#1

Aquaman #13 cover

Aquaman

#13

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Aquaman

#14

Aquaman #23 cover

Aquaman

#23

Aquaman #24 cover

Aquaman

#24

Aquaman #20 cover

Aquaman

#20

Aquaman Annual #5 cover

Aquaman Annual

#5

Aquaman Annual #1 cover

Aquaman Annual

#1

Batman Annual #24 cover

Batman Annual

#24

Batman: Gotham Knights #43 cover

Batman: Gotham Knights

#43

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #159 cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight

#159

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #160 cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight

#160

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #161 cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight

#161

Batman: Penguin Triumphant #1 cover

Batman: Penguin Triumphant

#1

Bishop: XSE #1 cover

Bishop: XSE

#1

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Bishop: XSE

#2

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Bishop: XSE

#3

Blackhawk Special #1 cover

Blackhawk Special

#1

Blaze of Glory #1 cover

Blaze of Glory

#1

Blaze of Glory #2 cover

Blaze of Glory

#2

Blaze of Glory #3 cover

Blaze of Glory

#3

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Blaze of Glory

#4

Bullets and Bracelets #1 cover

Bullets and Bracelets

#1

Captain Atom #54 cover

Captain Atom

#54

Captain Atom #55 cover

Captain Atom

#55

Captain Atom #56 cover

Captain Atom

#56

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Captain Atom

#57

Catwoman #72 cover

Catwoman

#72

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Catwoman

#73

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Catwoman

#74

Catwoman #75 cover

Catwoman

#75

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Catwoman

#76

Catwoman #77 cover

Catwoman

#77

Deadshot #1 cover

Deadshot

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Deadshot

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Deadshot

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Deadshot

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Firestorm #100 cover

Firestorm

#100

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Firestorm

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Firestorm

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Firestorm

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Firestorm

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Firestorm

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Firestorm

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Firestorm

#99

Firestorm Annual #5 cover

Firestorm Annual

#5