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JOHN OSTRANDER

b. 1949Active: 1986–2016

579

AS WRITER

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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.

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

Tom Mandrake 107 issues togetherJan Duursema 99 issues togetherDan Parsons 76 issues togetherKim Yale 54 issues togetherLuke McDonnell 32 issues togetherGraham Nolan 26 issues togetherGeof Isherwood 23 issues togetherTimothy Truman 23 issues together

CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Amanda WallerDeadshotSpectre (Corrigan)Bronze TigerCaptain BoomerangMartian ManhunterBatmanFirestorm (Raymond)Nightshade (DC)Katar Hol

Credits

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42 ISSUES

Deadshot #1 cover
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Deadshot

#1

Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #67 cover
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Firestorm, the Nuclear Man

#67

Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #69 cover
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Firestorm, the Nuclear Man

#69

Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #70 cover
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Firestorm, the Nuclear Man

#70

Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #90 cover
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Firestorm, the Nuclear Man

#90

Hawkman #1 cover
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Hawkman

#1

Hawkman #2 cover
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Hawkman

#2

Heroes for Hire #1 cover
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Heroes for Hire

#1

Martian Manhunter #0 cover
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Martian Manhunter

#0

Out of the Vortex #1 cover
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Out of the Vortex

#1

Punisher #1 cover
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Punisher

#1

Punisher #2 cover
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Punisher

#2

Showcase '95 #8 cover
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Showcase '95

#8

Star Wars #19 cover
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Star Wars

#19

Star Wars #32 cover
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Star Wars

#32

Star Wars #33 cover
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Star Wars

#33

Star Wars #34 cover
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Star Wars

#34

Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Iron Eclipse #1 cover
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Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Iron Eclipse

#1

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force Storm #1 cover
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Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force Storm

#1

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force Storm #2 cover
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Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force Storm

#2

Star Wars: Jedi - Mace Windu #1 cover
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Star Wars: Jedi - Mace Windu

#1

Star Wars: Jedi - Shaak Ti #1 cover
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Star Wars: Jedi - Shaak Ti

#1

Star Wars: Legacy #0 cover
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Star Wars: Legacy

#0

Star Wars: Legacy #20 cover
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Star Wars: Legacy

#20

Star Wars: Legacy #22 cover
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Star Wars: Legacy

#22

Star Wars: Legacy #23 cover
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Star Wars: Legacy

#23

Star Wars: Republic #49 cover
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Star Wars: Republic

#49

Star Wars: Republic #50 cover
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Star Wars: Republic

#50

Suicide Squad #1 cover
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Suicide Squad

#1

Suicide Squad #10 cover
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Suicide Squad

#10

Suicide Squad #4 cover
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Suicide Squad

#4

Suicide Squad #44 cover
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Suicide Squad

#44

Suicide Squad #45 cover
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Suicide Squad

#45

Suicide Squad #51 cover
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Suicide Squad

#51

Suicide Squad #63 cover
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Suicide Squad

#63

The Fury of Firestorm #62 cover
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The Fury of Firestorm

#62

The Kents #1 cover
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The Kents

#1

The Spectre #1 cover
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The Spectre

#1

The Spectre #54 cover
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The Spectre

#54

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

#1

X-Man #15 cover
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X-Man

#15

XSE #1 cover
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XSE

#1