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John Broome
1913–1999
A key architect of DC’s Silver Age, this prolific comics writer helped shape modern versions of the Flash and Green Lantern after first building a career in science-fiction pulps. His stories mixed fast-moving adventure with big, imaginative ideas that still echo through superhero comics.
1 Audiobook
The Cosmic Derelict
by John Broome
About the author
Born Irving Broome in Rochester, New York, on May 4, 1913, he began as a science-fiction writer before moving into comic books in the 1940s. He wrote under several names, including John Osgood and Edgar Ray Meritt, and became known for bringing a strong science-fiction sensibility to superhero storytelling.
His most influential work came at DC Comics, where he was central to the Silver Age revival of major heroes. He wrote many of the defining early adventures of the modern Flash and Green Lantern and, with artist Gil Kane, helped create enduring characters and concepts including Sinestro and Guy Gardner.
Later in life, he lived abroad with his wife, continuing to write for a time before retiring. He died in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on March 14, 1999. His legacy is lasting: many of the characters, settings, and story ideas he helped establish remain part of the foundation of the DC Universe.