Ron Fortier

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Ron Fortier (born circa 1946) is an American author, primarily know for his Green Hornet and The Terminator comic books. Early in his career he also wrote short stories and co-authored two novels.

Fortier grew up in and still lives in New Hampshire. He graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School, in Dover. During his comics career, he wrote many series for Now Comics, adapted a Gene Roddenberry concept for Tekno Comix, and wrote an Incredible Hulk Annual.

Following his work on comic books, he returned to longer fiction with a series of pulp fiction novels, short stories, and a 2001 play. In 2007 he created pulp SF revival character "Mars McCoy," whose adventures are being published in conjunction with White Rocket Books.

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Comics

Street Fighter, Ocean Comics, #1–4 (1985)
Popeye: Born To The Sea, Ocean Comics, #1 (Summer 1987)
Tales of Terror, Eclipse Comics, #13 (July 1987)
Kull in 3-D, Blackthorne Publishing (1988)
Rambo, Blackthorne Publishing, #1 (Feb. 1989)
The Green Hornet, NOW Comics, Vol. 1, #1–12 (Nov. 1989 – Oct. 1990)
The Terminator, NOW Comics, #9–17 (Dec. 1989)
Terminator: The Burning Earth, NOW Comics, #1–5 (Mar. – July 1990)
Boston Bombers, Caliber Comics, #1–2 (1990)
Caliber Presents, Caliber Comics, #12 (June 1990)
Within Our Reach, Star Reach Productions, original graphic novel (1991)
Peter Pan: Return to Never-Never Land, Adventure Comics, #1–2 (July 1991)
Sting of The Green Hornet, NOW Comics, #1–4 (June – Sep. 1992)
The Green Hornet, NOW Comics, Vol. 2, #12–18, 21 (Aug. – Dec. 1992)
The Incredible Hulk, Marvel Comics, Annual 19 (1993)
Megaton Holiday Special, Entity Comics, #1 (1993)
The Original Street Fighter, Alpha Comics, #1 (1995)
Gene Roddenberry's Lost Universe, Tekno Comix, #2–7 (May – Oct. 1995)
Gene Roddenberry's Xander in Lost Universe, Tekno Comix, #0–8 (Nov. 1995 – May 1996)
Neil Gaiman's Phage: Shadow Death, Tekno Comix, #1 (June 1996)
Boston Bombers Special, Caliber Comics, #1 (1997)
Cavewoman: Odyssey, Caliber Comics, #1 (1999)
Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated: "Om", Quantum Cat Entertainment, #7 (July 1999)
Temple and Nash: The Cockroach Conspiracy, League Entertainment (2004)

Short stories

"The Raid on Tauron IV" (1974)
"The Hero-Maker" (1974)
"The Bride of Balan" (1981) with Glenn Arthur Rahman
"Skeleton in the Closet" (1985) with Kevin J. Anderson
"Where Loves Takes You" (2001 play)

Novels

Trail of the Seahawks, TSR, ISBN 0-880-38463-8 (June 1987) with Ardath Mayhar
Monkey Station, Wizards of the Coast, ISBN 0-880-38743-2 (July 1989) with Ardath Mayhar
Brother Grim, Wild Cat Books, ISBN 1-411-62481-5 (Feb. 2005)
The Hounds of Hell, Wild Cat Books, ISBN 1-411-63166-8 (May 2005) with Gordon Linzner
Captain Hazzard: Python Men of the Lost City, Wild Cat Books, ISBN 1-411-69092-3 (Apr. 2006) with Chester Hawks
Captain Hazzard: The Citadel of Fear, Wild Cat Books, ISBN 1-430-30189-9 (Nov. 2006) with Martin Powell
Witchfire, Cornerstone Book Publishers, ISBN 1-887-56081-5 (Sep. 2007) with Ardath Mayhar
Brother Bones, Cornerstone Book Publishers, ISBN 1-887-56091-2 (Jan. 2008) with Rob Davis

Contributor

Lance Star: Sky Ranger, Wild Cat Books, ISBN 0-615-13478-5 (Nov. 2006) editor and afterword
The Spider Chronicles, Moonstone, ISBN 1-933-07618-6 (Apr. 2007) short story
The Phantom Chronicles, Moonstone, ISBN 1-933-07621-6 (Sep. 2007) short story
Domino Lady: Sex As A Weapon, Moonstone, ISBN 1-933-07634-8 (Apr. 2008) short story