THOMAS, ROY |
| Source (some data) |
| | ROY THOMAS | NULL |
| Name and vital stats |
| | THOMAS, ROY WILLIAM JR. [1940- ] (editor; writer) | NULL |
| Pen names |
| | Signed: ROY T.; RASCALLY ROY; ROY THE BOY | NULL |
| Education |
| | B.S. (education) S.E. Missouri State University | NULL |
| Family in arts |
| | Former spouse: Jean Thomas | NULL |
| | Wife: Dannette [Couto] Thomas | NULL |
| Influences |
| | Robert E. Howard; Shakespeare; Homer; Ernest Hemingway; William Butler Yeats | NULL |
| | Stan Lee; Jack Kirby; Joe Simon; Otto Binder; Gil Kane; Gardner Fox; Otto Binder | NULL |
| Member |
| | CAPA-alpha | NULL |
| Print Media (non-comics) |
| | Co-writer: Gamemaster booklets: Atari Force 1982 with Gerry Conway | > 82 |
| | Co-writer: Trading cards: 1966 Batman [Topps super-hero parodies with Gary Friedrich] | > 66 |
| | Editor: Paperbacks: [TV tie-in] Stan Lee Presents the Incredible Hulk 1979 | > 79 |
| | Writer: Book Chapter: All in Color for a Dime 1970 [collection of Xero series '61-64] | > 70 |
| Animation: Bakshi |
| | Co-writer: 1982 Fire and Ice [with Gerry Conway] | > 82 |
| Animation: De Patie-Freleng |
| | Writer: [for Marvel] 1978 Conan the Adventurer; Fantastic Four | > 78 |
| | Writer: [for Marvel] 1978 G.I. Joe | > 78 |
| | Writer: [for Warner Bros] 1978 Plastic Man; G.I. Joe | > 78 |
| Performing Arts |
| | Co-writer: Film: Conan the Destroyer c1983 with Gerry Conway | > 83 |
| | Writer: Film: X-Men [movie project] 1984 | > 84 |
| | Writer: Marvel's Carnegie Hall Concert 1972 | > 72 |
| Additional biography |
| | Alter Ego #50 July, 2005 | NULL |
| | Amazing Heroes #9, 1982; #36, 1983; #184 1990 | NULL |
| | Avenger Annual #2, 1967 | NULL |
| | Cadillacs and Dinosaurs #2, 1993 | NULL |
| | Cartoonist PROfiles #15, 1972 | NULL |
| | Comics Journal #61, 1981; #71; 1982 | NULL |
| | Comics Scene #9, 1982 | NULL |
| | Fifty Who Made DC Great, 1985 [gives his age wrong] | NULL |
| | FOOM #20 | NULL |
| | Golden Age of Comic Fandom, 1995/99 both editions | NULL |
| | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys #1 Jun/94 | NULL |
| | Hero #1, c1962 | NULL |
| | Starlog 1984 | NULL |
| | World Encyclopedia of Comics, 1976/99 | NULL |
| Honors |
| | Academy of Comic Book Arts Best Dramatic Writer 1971/72 | > 71 72 |
| | Academy of Comic Book Arts Shazam for Best Editor 1973 | > 73 |
| | Academy of Comic Book Arts Superior Achievement by an individual especially for Conan 1975 [especially for Conan] | > 75 |
| | Comics Fandom's Alley Award Best Comic Book Writer 1969 | > 69 |
| | Fandom's Goethe Favorite Editor 1973 | > 73 |
| | Fandom's Goethe Favorite Writer 1970 | > 70 |
| | Inkpot Award (San Diego Comicon) 1974 | > 74 |
| | Lifetime Fandom Award from Diamond Distributors 1992 | > 92 |
| Syndication |
| | CONAN THE BARBARIAN [daily] (wr/) 1978-81 for Register And Tribune Syndicate | > 78 79 80 81 |
| | CONAN THE BARBARIAN [Sunday] (wr/) 1978-81 for Register And Tribune Syndicate | > 78 79 80 81 |
| Comics in other media |
| | B.L.A. MEETS THE F.F., THE (wr/) 1964 in Alter Ego | > 64 |
| | BESTEST LEAGUE OF AMERICA (wr/) 1962 in Alter Ego | > 62 |
| | BESTEST LEAGUE OF AMERICA (wr/pen/ink/) 1961 in Alter Ego | > 61 |
| | F. O. O. M. #1-2 (wr/) parodies of Fantastic Fout and Hulk reprints from TOPPS | NULL |
| | STARHAWK (wr/) 1970 in Marvelmania | > 70 |
| TEXAS TRIO |
| | WARRIOR OF LLARN (adapt/) 1971 [done in '64-65] in STAR STUDDED COMICS | > 71 |
| Co-creator; Writer |
| | ALL-STAR SQUADRON; ARAK; YOUNG ALL-STARS | NULL |
| HEROIC COMICS |
| | CAPTAIN THUNDER AND BLUE BOLT (wr/) 1987-88/92 | > 87 88 92 |
| | CRIME SMASHER (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| MARVEL U.K. |
| | AVENGERS (wr/) 1981 | > 81 |
| MILLENNIUM PUBLISHING |
| | H.P. LOVECRAFT'S CTHULHU: THE FESTIVAL~ (wr/) 1994 | > 94 |
| PACIFIC COMICS |
| | ELRIC (wr/) 1983-86 | > 83 84 85 86 |
| STAR-REACH PRODUCTIONS |
| | SPIDER-MAN~ (wr/) 1991 benefit book | > 91 |
| TSR INC. |
| | DRAGONLANCE~ (wr/) 1987-88 graphic album | > 87 88 |
| Fan & trade zines |
| | Alter Ego (co-ed/wr/pen/ink/) 1961-62 originally spelled Alter-Ego | > 61 62 |
| | Alter Ego (ed/) vol. 2 #1-5, vol. 3 #1-2, 1998-99 | > 98 99 |
| | Alter Ego (publ/ed/wr/) 1964-65/69-70 | > 64 65 69 70 |
| | Collector's Dream (wr/) 1978 | > 78 |
| | Comic Book Artist (contrib/) #2-3, 1998-99 | > 98 99 |
| | Comic Book Marketplace (contrib/) #39; #46, 52; #58, 1996-98 | > 96 97 98 |
| | Comics Journal #40, 42; #44; #54, 58; #68; #72, 74, 78; #114 1978-82/87 | > 78 79 80 81 82 87 |
| | Marvelmania (wr/) 1970 | > 70 |
| | Spotlite (wr/) 1961-62 | > 61 62 |
| | Xero (wr/) 1964 [article in series: All in Color for a Dime] reprinted in book '70 | > 64 |
| CHARLTON COMICS |
| | BLUE BEETLE (wr/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | SON OF VULCAN (wr/) 1966 | > 66 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
| | CLASSIC STAR WARS~ (wr/) 1994 graphic album reprint | > 94 |
| | CORMAC MAC ART (adapt/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | KINGS OF THE NIGHT (adapt/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | STAR WARS~ #0 (wr/) 1994 graphic album reprint from Pizzazz | > 94 |
| DC COMICS |
| | ALL-STAR SQUADRON (wr/) 1981-87/99 | > 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 99 |
| | AMERICA VERSUS JSA (wr/) 1984-85 | > 84 85 |
| | ARAK, SON OF THUNDER (wr/) 1981-85 | > 81 82 83 84 85 |
| | ATARI FORCE (wr/) 1982-83 with Gerry Conway; premium with Atari games | > 82 83 |
| | BATMAN (plot/) 1981 | > 81 |
| | BLACK PIRATE (wr/) 1982 | > 82 |
| | CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW (wr/) 1982-83 | > 82 83 |
| | CRIMSON AVENGER (wr/) 1988 | > 88 |
| | DC CHALLENGE~ (wr/) 1986 various DC heroes | > 86 |
| | GREEN LANTERN (wr/) 1981 | > 81 |
| | HEROES AGAINST HUNGER~ (wr/) 1986 Superman and Batman | > 86 |
| | INFINITY, INC. (wr/) 1984-88 | > 84 85 86 87 88 |
| | Introduction (wr/) 1997 for ALL-STAR COMICS ARCHIVE vol. 3 graphic album | > 97 |
| | JONNI THUNDER (wr/) 1985 | > 85 |
| | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (wr/) 1982-83 | > 82 83 |
| | JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (adapt/) 1986 in Golden Age setting | > 86 |
| | JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (wr/) 1985-86 | > 85 86 |
| | LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (plot/) 1981 | > 81 |
| | PRIVATE LIVES (wr/) 1988 | > 88 |
| | RING OF THE NIBELUNG, THE (wr/) 1989-90 opera adaptation with graphic album reprint '91 | > 89 90 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: ATOM [1st version] (wr/) 1988 | > 88 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: BATMAN [1st version] (wr/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: BLACK CONDOR (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: BLACK FURY (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: CAPTAIN COMET (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: CAPTAIN MARVEL (wr/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: CRIMSON AVENGER (wr/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: DOLLMAN (wr/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: DR. FATE [1st version] (wr/) 1985/88 | > 85 88 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: DR. MID-NITE [1st version] (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: DR. OCCULT (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: FLASH [1st version] (wr/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: FURY (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: GREEN LANTERN [1st version] (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: GRIM GHOST (wr/) 1989 | > 89 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: GUARDIAN AND THE NEWSBOY LEGION (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: HAWKMAN [1st version] (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: HOURMAN [1st version] (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: JOHNNY QUICK (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: JOHNNY THUNDER [1st version] (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (wr/) 1988 | > 88 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: LIBERTY BELLE (wr/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: MANHUNTER (wr/) 1988 | > 88 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: MIDNIGHT (wr/) 1988 | > 88 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: MISS AMERICA (wr/) 1988 | > 88 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: MR. AMERICA (wr/) 1988 aka Americommando | > 88 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: PLASTIC MAN (wr/) 1988 | > 88 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: ROBOTMAN [1st version] (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: SANDMAN [1st version] (wr/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: SHINING KNIGHT (wr/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: SPECTRE (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: STARMAN [1st version] (wr/) 1985 | > 85 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: STAR-SPANGLED KID (wr/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: SUPERMAN [1st version] (wr/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: TARANTULA (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SECRET ORIGIN: WHIP (wr/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | SHAZAM! (wr/) 1987-88 Capt. Marvel | > 87 88 |
| | SUPERGIRL (wr/) 1981 | > 81 |
| | SUPERMAN (wr/) 1981/96/98 | > 81 96 98 |
| | SUPERMAN AND BATMAN (wr/) 1981 | > 81 |
| | SUPERMAN AND CAPTAIN MARVEL (wr/) 1981/82/84 | > 81 82 84 |
| | SUPERMAN AND HAWKGIRL (wr/) 1981 | > 81 |
| | SUPERMAN AND MARVEL FAMILY (wr/) 1981 | > 81 |
| | Support (ed asst/) 1965 to Mort Weisinger two weeks | > 65 |
| | Support (ed/) 1982-89 | > 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 |
| | SWORDQUEST (wr/) 1982 | > 82 |
| | TEEN TITANS (wr/) 1982/87 | > 82 87 |
| | Text (wr/) 1981/86 | > 81 86 |
| | VALDA THE IRON MAIDEN (wr/) 1982-84 | > 82 83 84 |
| | WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BLACK PIRATE? (wr/) 1982 | > 82 |
| | WONDER WOMAN (wr/) 1982-83 | > 82 83 |
| | YOUNG ALL-STARS (wr/) 1987-80 | > 87 80 |
| FIRST PUBLISHING |
| | ALTER EGO (wr/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | AUBEC (adapt/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | ELRIC (adapt/wr/) 1986-87 | > 86 87 |
| MARVEL COMICS |
| | 3-D MAN (wr/) 1977 | > 77 |
| | ALMURIC (wr/) 1980 with graphic album reprint '91 | > 80 |
| | ANACHRONAUTS (wr/) 1993 | > 93 |
| | AVENGERS (wr/) 1966-72/75/90-92/94 | > 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 75 90 91 92 94 |
| | AVENGERS WEST COAST (wr/) 1991-93 | > 91 92 93 |
| | Backup feature (wr/) 1973-75 in DRACULA LIVES! | > 73 74 75 |
| | BLACK KNIGHT (wr/) 1968/90 | > 68 90 |
| | BLACK PANTHER (wr/) 1973/76 | > 73 76 |
| | BLACK WIDOW (wr/) 1971 | > 71 |
| | BOOK OF THE VISHANTI, THE (wr/) 1989-91 | > 89 90 91 |
| | BRAN MAK MORN (wr/) 1979 | > 79 |
| | BROTHER VOODOO (wr/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | CAPTAIN AMERICA (wr/) 1967-73/75/77-78/90/92/94 | > 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 75 77 78 90 92 94 |
| | CAPTAIN MARVEL (wr/) 1968-70 | > 68 69 70 |
| | CHAMBER OF CHILLS~ (wr/) 1972-73 | > 72 73 |
| | CHAMBER OF DARKNESS~ (wr/) 1970 | > 70 |
| | CONAN (wr/) 1970-82/88/90-95 | > 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 88 90 91 92 93 94 95 |
| | CONAN, RED SONJA, KULL AND GONAR (wr/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | CRAZY~ (wr/) 1973-74 | > 73 74 |
| | CREATURES ON THE LOOSE~ (wr/) 1971-72 | > 71 72 |
| | CYCLOPS (wr/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | DAREDEVIL (wr/) 1969-70 | > 69 70 |
| | DEFENDERS, THE (wr/) 1971-72 | > 71 72 |
| | DOC SAVAGE (wr/) 1972 | > 72 |
| | DORMAMMU (wr/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | DR. DOOM (wr/) 1970 | > 70 |
| | DR. DRUID (wr/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | DR. STRANGE (wr/) 1966-69/77/89-93 | > 66 67 68 69 77 89 90 91 92 93 |
| | DR. STRANGE AND GHOST RIDER (wr/) 1991 | > 91 |
| | DRACULA (plot/) 1974/79/90 including TOMB OF DRACULA #1 | > 74 79 90 |
| | ELRIC (adapt/) 1980/82 | > 80 82 |
| | ETERNALS (wr/) 1991/94 | > 91 94 |
| | FANTASTIC FOUR (wr/) 1972-77/87/89/93-95 | > 72 73 74 75 76 77 87 89 93 94 95 |
| | FEAR LORDS (wr/) 1991 | > 91 |
| | GHOST RIDER [western version] (wr/) 1967 | > 67 |
| | GULLIVAR JONES (wr/) 1972 | > 72 |
| | HULK (wr/) 1968-72/74 | > 68 69 70 71 72 74 |
| | HUMAN TORCH (wr/) 1975/77/90 | > 75 77 90 |
| | HUMAN TORCH [1st version] (wr/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | HYBORIAN AGE, THE (wr/) 1975-77 | > 75 76 77 |
| | IMPOSSIBLE MAN (wr/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | INHUMANS (wr/) 1971 | > 71 |
| | INVADERS (wr/) 1975-79/91/93 | > 75 76 77 78 79 91 93 |
| | IRON MAN (wr/) 1971-72/90-91 co-wrote first story with art by Gene Colan | > 71 72 90 91 |
| | IRON MAN AND SUB-MARINER (wr/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | KA-ZAR (wr/) 1970-72 | > 70 71 72 |
| | KID COLT (wr/) 1966-67 | > 66 67 |
| | KILLRAVEN (wr/) 1973 | > 73 |
| | KULL (wr/) 1971-73/75/91-92 | > 71 72 73 75 91 92 |
| | LAND OF OZ (adapt/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | LEGION OF MONSTERS~ (wr/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | LIBERTY LEGION (wr/) 1976 | > 76 |
| | LIVING LIGHTNING (wr/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | MAN-GOD (wr/) 1976 Starhawk | > 76 |
| | MARK OF KANE (adapt/) 1977 | > 77 |
| | MILLIE (wr/) 1966 aka Millie the Model | > 66 |
| | NICK FURY (wr/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | NOT BRAND ECHH~ (wr/) c1968 | > 68 |
| | PATSY AND HEDY (wr/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | RAWHIDE KID (wr/) 1968/71 | > 68 71 |
| | RED SONJA (wr/) 1977-79/83/91/92 | > 77 78 79 83 91 92 |
| | RED WOLF (wr/) 1972-73 | > 72 73 |
| | RENEGADES, THE (wr/) 1970 | > 70 |
| | SCARLET WITCH (wr/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | SECRET DEFENDERS, THE (wr/) 1993 | > 93 |
| | SERGEANT FURY (wr/) 1966-67 | > 66 67 |
| | SOLOMON KANE (wr/) 1977 | > 77 |
| | SPIDER-MAN (wr/) 1971-75 | > 71 72 73 74 75 |
| | SPIDER-MAN AND DR. STRANGE (wr/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | SPIDER-MAN AND HUMAN TORCH (wr/) 1972 | > 72 |
| | SPIDER-WOMAN (wr/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | SPOOF~ (wr/) 1970/72 | > 70 72 |
| | STAR WARS (wr/) 1977-78 | > 77 78 |
| | STARR THE SLAYER (wr/) 1972 | > 72 |
| | SUB-MARINER (wr/) 1975/77/88-89/93 | > 75 77 88 89 93 |
| | SUB-MARINER AND DR. DOOM (wr/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | Support (asst ed/) 1966-67 | > 66 67 |
| | Support (ed dir/) 1972-74 | > 72 73 74 |
| | Support (ed/) 1968-72 | > 68 69 70 71 72 |
| | Support (ed/) 1975-81 | > 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 |
| | TARZAN (wr/) 1976-78 | > 76 77 78 |
| | TERMINUS FACTOR (wr/) 1990 x-over story in hero annuals | > 90 |
| | Text (wr/) 1967/74-77/93 | > 67 74 75 76 77 93 |
| | THING AND GOLEM (wr/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | THING AND LIBERTY LEGION (wr/) 1976 | > 76 |
| | THOR (wr/) 1978-80/90/94-95 | > 78 79 80 90 94 95 |
| | THOR OF 2591 (wr/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | TIGRA (wr/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | TWO-GUN KID (wr/) 1967 | > 67 |
| | UNKNOWN WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION~ (wr/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | VALANNUS AND KALLIGOR (wr/) 1971 | > 71 |
| | VALERIA (wr/) 1982 | > 82 |
| | VAMPIRES (wr/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | VOODOO (wr/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | WARLOCK (wr/) 1972 | > 72 |
| | WASP (wr/) 1991 | > 91 |
| | WEREWOLF (co-plot/) 1972 on #1 | > 72 |
| | WEREWOLVES (wr/) 1991 | > 91 |
| | WHAT IF AVENGERS . . . GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY . . . ? (wr/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | WHAT IF AVENGERS . . . HIGH EVOLUTIONARY . . . ? (wr/) 1989 | > 89 |
| | WHAT IF CAPTAIN AMERICA . . . ? (wr/) 1977 | > 77 |
| | WHAT IF CONAN . . . ? (wr/) 1979 | > 79 |
| | WHAT IF FANTASTIC FIVE . . . ? (wr/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | WHAT IF FANTASTIC FOUR . . . ? (wr/) 1977/92 | > 77 92 |
| | WHAT IF GALACTUS . . . FANTASTIC FOUR . . . ? (wr/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | WHAT IF HULK . . . ? (wr/) 1977 | > 77 |
| | WHAT IF INVADERS . . . ? (wr/) 1977 | > 77 |
| | WHAT IF THOR . . . ? (wr/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | WHAT IF VISION . . . ? (wr/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | WHAT IF WATCHER . . . ? (wr/) 1992 | > 92 |
| | WHAT IF WOLVERINE . . . ? (wr/) 1991/92 | > 91 92 |
| | WHAT IF X-MEN . . . ? (wr/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | WIZARD OF OZ (adapt/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | WONDER MAN (wr/) 1991 | > 91 |
| | WORLD OF WARLOCKS (wr/) 1973 | > 73 |
| | X-MEN (wr/) 1969-70/90-91 | > 69 70 90 91 |
| TOPPS COMICS |
| | BOMBAST (plot/) 1993 | > 93 |
| | BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (wr/) 1992-93/95 | > 92 93 95 |
| | CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS (wr/) 1994 | > 94 |
| | CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS: BLOOD AND BONES (wr/) 1994 | > 94 |
| | CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS: MAN-EATER (wr/) 1994 | > 94 |
| | CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS: THE WILD ONES (wr/) 1994 | > 94 |
| | CAPTAIN GLORY (wr/) 1993 | > 93 |
| | Filler (wr/) 1994 | > 94 |
| | FRANKENSTEIN/DRACULA WAR (wr/) 1995 | > 95 |
| | HERCULES (wr/) 1996 | > 96 |
| | MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN (wr/) 1994 | > 94 |
| | NIGHTGLIDER (plot/) 1993 | > 93 |
| | SECRET CITY SAGA (wr/) 1993 | > 93 |
| | SPACE ABOVE AND BEYOND (wr/) 1996 | > 96 |
| | Text (wr/) 1994/96 | > 94 96 |
| | XENA AND HERCULES (wr/) 1996 | > 96 |
| | XENA, WARRIOR PRINCESS (wr/) 1993 | > 93 |