I've many. Ghost being the most apt nowadays. But once I was Jon Valor, a British nobleman, and once I was a privateer on the high seas. My name was the Black Pirate. 
Starman (Volume 2) #17 is an issue of the series Starman (Volume 2) with a cover date of March, 1996. It was published on January 16, 1996.
Synopsis for "Encounters"
Shade and and a few members of the O'Dare family go after Damon Merritt. Meanwhile, Jack Knight speaks with Charity, a fortune teller, to see what the future holds for him.
Appearing in "Encounters"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Charity
- Shade (Richard Swift)
- Starman (Mikaal Tomas)
- Ted Knight
- O'Dare Family
- Barry O'Dare
- Clarence O'Dare
- Hope O'Dare
- Mason O'Dare
- Matt O'Dare (reincarnated as Scalphunter)
- Black Pirate (Ghost)
Antagonists:
- Damon Merritt
- Solomon Grundy
- Mist's Gang
- Ralph (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Lucy (First appearance)
- Sadie Falk
- Batman (Flashback only)
- Green Lantern (Flashback only)
- Mister Terrific (Flashback only)
- Skyman (Flashback only)
- Zatara (In a photograph only)
- Commissioner Sam Woo (First appearance)
- Zeke (a barber)
Locations:
- Opal City
- Fortunes & Forbidden Tales Shop
- Meskin Medical
- Opal City Hall
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- Reprinted in Starman: A Wicked Inclination... and Starman Omnibus Vol. 2.
- It's revealed that Matt O'Dare is the reincarnation of Scalphunter.
See Also