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John Ostrander

John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books, including Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy.

He co-created the Oracle persona for Barbara Gordon and created the second and modern version of the antihero/supervillain team the Suicide Squad, of which the films Suicide Squad and The Suicide Squad are based on. source

American comic book writer, known for Suicide Squad and The Spectre

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20 April 1949

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Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire, Vol. 1

by W. Haden Blackman, Tim Truman, John Ostrander, and Rob Williams
First published in 2003 — 15 editions
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Elfquest Reader's Collection #14a: Mindcoil

by John Ostrander, Wendy Pini, David Boller, Richard Pini, and Dennis Fujitake First published in 1999 — 4 editions

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Jink!

by John Ostrander First published in 1999 — 4 editions
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The Defense of Kamino and Other Tales (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Vol. 1)

by John Ostrander, W. Haden Blackman, Jan Duursema, and Tomas Giorello First published in 2003 — 3 editions
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Star Wars: The Stark Hyperspace War

by John Ostrander, Jan Duursema, and Ray Kryssing
First published in 2004 — 3 editions
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Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire

by John Ostrander, Kim Yale, Robert Greenberger, Snyder, John K., Luke McDonnell, and Grant Miehm First published in 2016 — 3 editions

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Legends

by John Ostrander and Len Wein First published in 1993 — 3 editions

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Star Wars Omnibus: Clone Wars Volume 3 - The Republic Falls

by John Ostrander, W. Haden Blackman, Jeremy Barlow, Chuck Dixon, Randy Stradley, Jan Duursema, Brian Ching, Brandon Badeaux, Tomas Giorello, and 2 others First published in 2012 — 2 editions

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Spectre, The: Crimes and Punishments

by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake First published in 1993 — 2 editions

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Bishop: The Mount Joy Crisis

by John Ostrander First published in 1996 — 2 editions

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The Legend Of GrimJack Volume 2

by John Ostrander and Tim Truman First published in 2005 — 2 editions

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Trial by Fire

by John Ostrander First published in 2015 — 2 editions

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Star Wars Epic Collection: The Empire Vol. 2

by W. Haden Blackman, John Ostrander, Randy Stradley, and Tom Taylor First published in 2015 — 2 editions
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The front line.

by John Ostrander and Howard Mackie First published in 1996 — 2 editions

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Starjammers: The Cadet and the Corsairs

by Warren Ellis, Kevin J. Anderson, John Ostrander, Carlos Pacheco, and Ale Garza First published in 2005 — 2 editions

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The Legend Of GrimJack Volume 7 (Legend of GrimJack)

by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake First published in 2007 — 2 editions

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Star wars: la guerra de los clones / [color, Joe Wayne ; letras, Digital Chameleon].

by W. Haden Blackman, John Ostrander, Scott Allie, Jan Duursema, Stephen Thompson, and Tomas Giorello First published in 2006 — 2 editions
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Superman: The Kents

by John Ostrander, Timothy Truman, and Tom Mandrake First published in 1999 — 2 editions

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The Legend Of GrimJack Volume 5 (Legend of GrimJack)

by John Ostrander and Tim Truman First published in 2006 — 2 editions

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Star Wars

by John Ostrander, Jan Duursema, and Ray Kryssing First published in 2004 — 1 edition

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American comic book writer, known for Suicide Squad and The Spectre

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20 April 1949

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OLID: OL634566A
ISNI: 000000007139452X
IMDb: nm1694619
Library of Congress Names: n89670742
VIAF: 18324522
Wikidata: Q725420
Inventaire.io: wd:Q725420

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