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John Broome
1913–1999
Best known for helping define the Silver Age of DC Comics, this imaginative writer brought a science-fiction spark to heroes like the Flash and Green Lantern. His stories helped shape characters and villains that comic readers still know today.
1 Audiobook
The Cosmic Derelict
by John Broome
About the author
Born on May 4, 1913, John Broome was an American writer whose career stretched from science-fiction pulp stories into comic books. He wrote under names including John Osgood and Edgar Ray Meritt, and became closely associated with DC Comics during a key period in superhero history.
Broome is especially remembered for his work on The Flash and Green Lantern. Sources credit him with major contributions to the Silver Age revival of DC superheroes, and with co-creating notable characters including Sinestro and Guy Gardner alongside artist Gil Kane. His writing was known for brisk plotting and a strong science-fiction feel.
He died on March 14, 1999, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Although a lot of comics readers may not know his name right away, his influence runs through many classic DC stories and characters.