Jerry Ordway
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| Jerry Ordway | |
 Jerry Ordway at the 2008 New York Comic Convention. |
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| Born | November 28, 1957 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker, Writer |
| Notable works | The Power of Shazam!, Superman, Adventures of Superman |
Jerry Ordway (born November 28, 1957[1]) is an American writer, penciller and inker of comic books.
He is best known for his work on DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, Infinity Inc., Crisis on Infinite Earths, Adventures of Superman, Superman, The Incredible Hulk, Wonder Woman, Infinite Crisis, The Brave and The Bold (Volume 2) with Mark Waid, and his iconic work in The Power of Shazam!, starring Captain Marvel.
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[edit] Biography
Ordway inked George Pérez's pencils on the Crisis on Infinite Earths minseries in 1985. As a writer he has worked on Adventures of Superman, Superman (vol. 2), Avengers and the The Power of Shazam! monthly comic. In 1988, during the 50th anniversary celebrations for Superman, he inked over artist John Byrne's pencils for a Time magazine cover and interior spread which featured Superman.
While writing for Superman he helped devise the Death of Superman storyline. He also was the inker on the 1994 limited series Zero Hour, which was written and penciled by Dan Jurgens. In 2001, he drew the one-shot, Just Imagine Stan Lee with Jerry Ordway Creating the JLA, with comics legend and writer Stan Lee, in which the two of them re-imagined DC's Justice League of America. He also provided the art for a six-issue story arc of Wonder Woman (vol. 2) with issues #189-194, with writer Walt Simonson in 2003. He also inked over Dan Jurgens' pencils once again in the "History of the Multiverse" back-up stories in the weekly comic book Countdown (issues #39 and #38, Chapters 11 and 12) (October 2007). He also pencilled three issues of The Brave and the Bold (volume 2) #11-13 (May-July 2008) with writer Mark Waid.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] As writer
The issues listed include those where writing credits are for at least one story included in the issue.
| Title | Issue(s) | Cover Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Americomics | #2 | June 1983 |
| Adventures of Superman | #426 #443 #445-451 #453-456 #480-500 #539-540 #558-562 #564-567 |
March 1987 August 1988 October 1988 - February 1989 April 1989 - July 1989 July 1991 - Early June 1993 October 1996 - November 1996 June 1998 - October 1998 February 1999 - May 1999 |
| Adventures of Superman Annual | #2 | 1987 |
| Superman | #29 #31 #34-47 #49-55 #110 |
March 1989 May 1989 August 1989 - September 1990 November 1990 - May 1991 March 1996 |
| Superman: The Legacy of Superman | #1 | 1993 |
| The Power of SHAZAM! | 1994 | |
| Lois and Clark, The New Adventures of Superman | 1994 | |
| Doomsday Annual | #1 | 1995 |
| The Power of SHAZAM! | #1-47 | March 1995 - March 1999 |
| Showcase `96 | #7 | August 1996 |
| The Power of SHAZAM! Annual | #1 | 1996 |
| Fandom's Finest Comics | 1997 | |
| The Batman Chronicles | #7 | Winter 1997 |
| The Power of SHAZAM! 1,000,000 | November 1998 | |
| Superman: The Man of Steel 1,000,000 | November 1998 | |
| The Avengers | #17-18 | June 1999 - July 1999 |
| Domination Factor: Avengers | #1.2-4.8 | November 1999 - February 2000 |
| Hulk | #9-11 | December 1999 - February 2000 |
| Domination Factor: Fantastic Four | #1.1-4.7 | December 1999 - February 2000 |
| The Messanger | July 2000 | |
| USAgent | #1-3 | August 2001 - October 2001 |
| Joker: Last Laugh Secret File | #1 | December 2001 |
[edit] References
- ^ Comics Buyers Guide #1636 (December 2007); Page 135
[edit] External links
| Preceded by John Byrne |
(Incredible) Hulk writer 1999–2000 (with Ron Garney) |
Succeeded by Paul Jenkins |
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