ROY, MIKE
 Name and vital stats
    ROY, MIKE [1921-96] (artist) NULL
 Biographical
    Aka JOSEPH MICHAEL ROY NULL
 Pen names
    Signed: M. R.; ROY; M. ROBARD NULL
 Education
    High School of Industrial Arts; Pratt Institute NULL
 Family in arts
    Daughter: Adrienne Roy, colorist NULL
    Wife: Adrienne Roy, writer NULL
 Member
    National Cartoonist Society, past member NULL
 Print Media (non-comics)
    Artist: Commercial art: Advertising NULL
    Illustrator: Juvenile books: Wheeled Warriors 1985 > 85
    Studio Owner: Small syndicate: Royal Features NULL
 Animation
    Paul Terry: c1940 > 40
 Additional biography
    Comics Forum #12, Aut., 1996 NULL
 Syndication
    AKWAS [Sunday] (a) 1964-65 for Columbia Features > 64 65
    FLASH GORDON [daily] (asst a) 1950s for King Features Syndicate > 50s
    HOSS LAFFS [daily] (a) 1960-61 panel for Royal Features > 60 61
    INDIAN LORE AND CRAFTS [Sunday] (w/a) 1964-65 for Columbia Features > 64 65
    KEN WESTON (a) early-1950s > 50 51 52 53
    NERO WOLFE [Sunday] (p) 1956-57 for Columbia Features > 56 57
    NERO WOLFE [daily] (p) 1956-57 for Columbia Features > 56 57
    SAINT, THE [Sunday / daily] (a) 1948-51 for New York Herald-Tribune > 48 49 50 51
 Assisted
    Dan Barry on Flash Gordon 1950s > 50s
 Comics Studio (Shop)
    FUNNIES INC. (a) 1941-42 > 41 42
 CUSTOM COMIC SERVICES
    ADVENTURES ON SANTA MARIA~ (a) 1991 > 91
    ADVENTURES ON SPACE STATION FREEDOM~ (a) 1989 > 89
    FRIENDS KEEP FRIENDS ALIVE~ (a) 1989 > 89
    GUIDING HAND, THE~ (a) 1989 > 89
    LIGHT OF LIBERTY~ (a) 1992 > 92
    OUR COUNTRY'S FLAG~ (a) 1988 > 88
    SCREAMING EAGLE~ (a) 1998 graphic album > 98
    SECRETS OF ANIMAL ISLAND~ (a) 1987 > 87
    SPARKY'S SECOND CHANCE~ (w/a) 1988 > 88
    TOUGH TO BE FREE~ (a) 1987 > 87
    VISIT TO A GREEN PLANET~ (a) 1992 > 92
 Note on comics career
    Mainly pencils; some inks during his comic book career NULL
 ARCHIE PUBLICATIONS
    JEST JOKES (a) 1943 > 43
    SENIOR SIESTA (p) c1942-c43 > 42 43
    SNOOP MC GOOK (a) 1943 > 43
    SUZIE (a) 1943 > 43
    ZAMBINI, THE MIRACLE MAN (p) c1942-c43 > 42 43
 AVON COMICS
    SAINT, THE (p) 1950 > 50
 BETTER PUBLICATIONS
    ADVENTURES INTO DARKNESS~ (a) 1954 > 54
    JOE YANK~ (a) 1953-54 > 53 54
    LITTLE ANGEL (a) early-1950s > 50 51 52 53
    NEW ROMANCES~ (a) 1953-54 > 53 54
    OUT OF THE SHADOWS~ (a) 1953 > 53
    POPULAR ROMANCE~ (a) 1953 > 53
    UNSEEN, THE~ (a) 1953 > 53
 CHARLTON COMICS
    Crime (a) 1955 > 55
    LITTLE AL OF THE F B I (a) 1955 > 55
    War (a) 1955 > 55
 DC COMICS
    DOBIE GILLIS (p) 1960s > 60s
    HOUSE OF SECRETS~ (a) 1969/72 > 69 72
    MISTER DISTRICT ATTORNEY~ (p) 1952 > 52
    SPECIAL CRIME FEATURE (p) 1952 > 52
    Various features (p) late-1940s-60s > 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60s
 DELL PUBLICATIONS
    DRAGOON WELLS MASSACRE (i) 1957 > 57
    INDIAN FIGHTER, THE (a) 1956 > 56
    LEFT HANDED GUN, THE (p) 1958 > 58
    LUKE SHORT'S MARAUDER'S MOON (a) 1958 > 58
    SEARCHERS, THE (p) 1956 > 56
 EASTERN COLOR PRINTING
    BUSTER CRABBE (a) 1952-53 > 52 53
    Covers (a) 1952-53 > 52 53
    HEROIC COMICS~ (p) 1946-48/52-54 > 46 47 48 52 53 54
    JUST GIRLS (p) 1948 > 48
    Non-fiction (a) 1946-48/52-54 > 46 47 48 52 53 54
 ECLIPSE ENTERPRISES
    SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT~ (i) 1985 reprint > 85
 HARVEY COMICS
    HI-SCHOOL ROMANCE~ (p) 1954 > 54
    Romance (p) 1954 > 54
 HEAVY METAL
    MANIPULATION (w/a) 1977 > 77
 HILLMAN PERIODICALS
    Cars (a) 1953 > 53
    Crime (p) 1948/51-53 > 48 51 52 53
    HEAP, THE (a) 1947-48 > 47 48
    War (a) 1953 > 53
    Western (p) 1953 > 53
 HOLYOKE PUBLICATIONS
    HAMMERHEAD HAWLEY (a) 1942-44 [Imprint: NARRATIVE] > 42 43 44
 LEV GLEASON
    BOMBSHELL (a) 1942 > 42
    BOY MOVIES (p) 1948 > 48
    CRIME AND PUNISHMENT~ (p) 1948 > 48
    CRIME DOES NOT PAY~ (p) 1948 > 48
    Crime (p) 1948 > 48
    DANNY BOY (p) c1947-c49 > 47 48 49
    DAREDEVIL (p) 1948-49 > 48 49
    DESPERADO~ (p) 1948 > 48
    DICKIE DEAN (p) 1943 > 43
 MARVEL COMICS
    3 X's (a) 1940 in DARING COMICS; see ROE > 40
    ETERNAL BRAIN, THE (a) 1940 in RED RAVEN > 40
    HUMAN TORCH (a) 1941 > 41
    JOKER COMICS~ (p) c1942-c43 > 42 43
    SUB-MARINER (a) 1943 > 43
 NESBIT COMICS
    AFTER DARK~ (i) 1955 > 55
    TORMENTED, THE~ (p) 1954 > 54
 NOVELTY COMICS
    TWISTER, THE (a) 1941 > 41
 PARENTS' MAGAZINE PRESS
    Cartoon / funny animals (a) 1941 > 41
    TRUE COMICS~ (a) 1941 > 41
 ST. JOHN PUBLISHING
    JACKIE GLEASON (p) 1955-57 > 55 56 57
 TOBY PRESS
    Covers (a) 1954 > 54
    MONTY HALL OF THE U.S. MARINES (a) 1953 > 53
    TORMENTED, THE~ (p) 1954 > 54
 WESTERN PUBLISHING
    ADAM-12 (a) 1973 > 73
    BELIEVE IT OR NOT~ (p) 1965/69-71 > 65 69 70 71
    BUCK ROGERS (a) 1981-82 > 81 82
    Covers (a) 1978 > 78
    DANIEL BOONE (a) 1965-69 > 65 66 67 68 69
    I SPY (a) 1968 > 68
    M.A.R.S. PATROL TOTAL WAR (p) c1966-c69 > 66 67 68 69
    MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (p) c1968-69 > 68 69
    TWILIGHT ZONE, THE~ (a) 1966-67/78-79 > 66 67 78 79
 Source (some data)
    MIKE ROY. NULL