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ROY THOMAS

b. 1940Active: 1966–2026

1267

AS WRITER

1

AS ARTIST

280

KEY ISSUES

214

SERIES

Roy William Thomas Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes—particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America—and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and The Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron and Infinity Inc., among many other titles.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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The Incredible Hulk #181 cover

The Incredible Hulk

#181

Wolverine: First full appearance. Cameo on the last page of #180.

Marvel Super-Heroes #13 cover

Marvel Super-Heroes

#13

First appearance of Carol Danvers. She becomes Ms. Marvel in Ms. Marvel #1.

The Avengers #57 cover

The Avengers

#57

First appearance of Vision.

The Amazing Spider-Man #129 cover

The Amazing Spider-Man

#129

First appearance of Punisher.

Conan the Barbarian #1 cover

Conan the Barbarian

#1

Earliest catalogued appearance of Conan.

Marvel Premiere #15 cover

Marvel Premiere

#15

First appearance of Iron Fist. Earliest catalogued appearances of Yu-Ti, Wendell Rand, Heather Rand, and 1 more.

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Captain America Annual #11 cover
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Captain America Annual

#11