THOMAS, ROY
 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: Batman 1966 for Topps; super-hero parodies with Gary Friedrich > 66
    Editor: Paperback: [TV tie-in] Stan Lee Presents the Incredible Hulk 1979 > 79
    Writer: Chapter in book: All in Color for a Dime 1970 [collection of Xero series '61-64] > 70
 Animation
    Co-writer: Bakshi: Fire and Ice 1982 [with Gerry Conway] > 82
    Writer: De Patie-Freleng: Conan the Adventurer 1978 > 78
    Writer: De Patie-Freleng: Fantastic Four; Plastic Man; G.I. Joe NULL
 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
    FOOM #20 NULL
    Fifty Who Made DC Great, 1985 [gives his age wrong] 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 [Sunday] (w) 1978-81 for Register And Tribune Syndicate > 78 79 80 81
    CONAN THE BARBARIAN [daily] (w) 1978-81 for Register And Tribune Syndicate > 78 79 80 81
 Comics in other media
    B.L.A. MEETS THE F.F., THE (w) 1964 in Alter Ego > 64
    BESTEST LEAGUE OF AMERICA (w) 1962 in Alter Ego > 62
    BESTEST LEAGUE OF AMERICA (w/a) 1961 in Alter Ego > 61
    F. O. O. M. #1-2 (w) parodies of Fantastic Fout and Hulk reprints from TOPPS NULL
    STARHAWK (w) 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
 British comics
    AVENGERS (w) 1981 [Imprint: MARVEL U.K.] > 81
 HEROIC COMICS
    CAPTAIN THUNDER AND BLUE BOLT (w) 1987-88/92 > 87 88 92
    CRIME SMASHER (w) 1987 > 87
 MILLENNIUM PUBLISHING
    CTHULHU: THE FESTIVAL~ (w) 1994 > 94
 PACIFIC COMICS
    ELRIC (w) 1983-86 > 83 84 85 86
 STAR-REACH PRODUCTIONS
    SPIDER-MAN~ (w) 1991 benefit book > 91
 TSR INC.
    DRAGONLANCE~ (w) 1987-88 graphic album > 87 88
 Fan & trade zines
    Alter Ego (co-ed/w/a) 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/w) 1964-65/69-70 > 64 65 69 70
    Collector's Dream (w) 1978 > 78
    Comic Book Artist #2-3, 1998-99 > 98 99
    Comic Book Marketplace #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 (w) 1970 > 70
    Spotlite (w) 1961-62 > 61 62
    Xero (w) 1964 [article in series: All in Color for a Dime] reprinted in book '70 > 64
 CHARLTON COMICS
    BLUE BEETLE (w) 1966 > 66
    SON OF VULCAN (w) 1966 > 66
 
    DC CHALLENGE~ (w) 1986 various DC heroes > 86
 DARK HORSE COMICS
    CLASSIC STAR WARS~ (w) 1994 graphic album reprint > 94
    CORMAC MAC ART (adapt) 1990 > 90
    KINGS OF THE NIGHT (adapt) 1990 > 90
    STAR WARS~ #0 (w) 1994 graphic album reprint from Pizzazz > 94
 DC COMICS
    ALL-STAR SQUADRON (w) 1981-87/99 > 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 99
    AMERICA VERSUS JSA (w) 1984-85 > 84 85
    ARAK, SON OF THUNDER (w) 1981-85 > 81 82 83 84 85
    ATARI FORCE (w) 1982-83 with Gerry Conway; premium with Atari games > 82 83
    BATMAN (plot) 1981 > 81
    BLACK PIRATE (w) 1982 > 82
    CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW (w) 1982-83 > 82 83
    CRIMSON AVENGER (w) 1988 > 88
    GREEN LANTERN (w) 1981 > 81
    HEROES AGAINST HUNGER~ (w) 1986 Superman and Batman > 86
    INFINITY, INC. (w) 1984-88 > 84 85 86 87 88
    Introduction (w) 1997 for ALL-STAR COMICS ARCHIVE vol. 3 graphic album > 97
    JONNI THUNDER (w) 1985 > 85
    JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (w) 1982-83 > 82 83
    JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (adapt) 1986 in Golden Age setting > 86
    JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (w) 1985-86 > 85 86
    LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (plot) 1981 > 81
    PRIVATE LIVES (w) 1988 > 88
    RING OF THE NIBELUNG, THE (w) 1989-90 opera adaptation with graphic album reprint '91 > 89 90
    SECRET ORIGIN: ATOM [1st version] (w) 1988 > 88
    SECRET ORIGIN: BATMAN [1st version] (w) 1986 > 86
    SECRET ORIGIN: BLACK CONDOR (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: BLACK FURY (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: CAPTAIN COMET (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: CAPTAIN MARVEL (w) 1986 > 86
    SECRET ORIGIN: CRIMSON AVENGER (w) 1986 > 86
    SECRET ORIGIN: DOCTOR FATE [1st version] (w) 1985/88 > 85 88
    SECRET ORIGIN: DOCTOR MID-NITE [1st version] (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: DOCTOR OCCULT (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: DOLLMAN (w) 1986 > 86
    SECRET ORIGIN: FLASH [1st version] (w) 1986 > 86
    SECRET ORIGIN: FURY (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: GREEN LANTERN [1st version] (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: GRIM GHOST (w) 1989 > 89
    SECRET ORIGIN: GUARDIAN AND THE NEWSBOY LEGION (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: HAWKMAN [1st version] (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: HOURMAN [1st version] (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: JOHNNY QUICK (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: JOHNNY THUNDER [1st version] (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (w) 1988 > 88
    SECRET ORIGIN: LIBERTY BELLE (w) 1986 > 86
    SECRET ORIGIN: MANHUNTER (w) 1988 > 88
    SECRET ORIGIN: MIDNIGHT (w) 1988 > 88
    SECRET ORIGIN: MISS AMERICA (w) 1988 > 88
    SECRET ORIGIN: MISTER AMERICA (w) 1988 aka Americommando > 88
    SECRET ORIGIN: PLASTIC MAN (w) 1988 > 88
    SECRET ORIGIN: ROBOTMAN [1st version] (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: SANDMAN [1st version] (w) 1986 > 86
    SECRET ORIGIN: SHINING KNIGHT (w) 1986 > 86
    SECRET ORIGIN: SPECTRE (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: STAR-SPANGLED KID (w) 1986 > 86
    SECRET ORIGIN: STARMAN [1st version] (w) 1985 > 85
    SECRET ORIGIN: SUPERMAN [1st version] (w) 1986 > 86
    SECRET ORIGIN: TARANTULA (w) 1987 > 87
    SECRET ORIGIN: WHIP (w) 1987 > 87
    SHAZAM! (w) 1987-88 Captain Marvel > 87 88
    SUPERGIRL (w) 1981 > 81
    SUPERMAN (w) 1981/96/98 > 81 96 98
    SUPERMAN AND BATMAN (w) 1981 > 81
    SUPERMAN AND CAPTAIN MARVEL (w) 1981/82/84 > 81 82 84
    SUPERMAN AND HAWKGIRL (w) 1981 > 81
    SUPERMAN AND MARVEL FAMILY (w) 1981 > 81
    SWORDQUEST (w) 1982 > 82
    Support (ed asst) 1965 to Mort Weisinger two weeks > 65
    Support (ed) 1982-89 > 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89
    TEEN TITANS (w) 1982/87 > 82 87
    Text (w) 1981/86 > 81 86
    VALDA THE IRON MAIDEN (w) 1982-84 > 82 83 84
    WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BLACK PIRATE? (w) 1982 > 82
    WONDER WOMAN (w) 1982-83 > 82 83
    YOUNG ALL-STARS (w) 1987-80 > 87 80
 FIRST PUBLISHING
    ALTER EGO (w) 1986 > 86
    AUBEC (adapt) 1986 > 86
    ELRIC (adapt/w) 1986-87 > 86 87
 MARVEL COMICS
    3-D MAN (w) 1977 > 77
    ALMURIC (w) 1980 with graphic album reprint '91 > 80
    ANACHRONAUTS (w) 1993 > 93
    AVENGERS (w) 1966-72/75/90-92/94 > 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 75 90 91 92 94
    AVENGERS WEST COAST (w) 1991-93 > 91 92 93
    BLACK KNIGHT (w) 1968/90 > 68 90
    BLACK PANTHER (w) 1973/76 > 73 76
    BLACK WIDOW (w) 1971 > 71
    BOOK OF THE VISHANTI, THE (w) 1989-91 > 89 90 91
    BRAN MAK MORN (w) 1979 > 79
    BROTHER VOODOO (w) 1990 > 90
    Backup feature (w) 1973-75 in DRACULA LIVES! > 73 74 75
    CAPTAIN AMERICA (w) 1967-73/75/77-78/90/92/94 > 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 75 77 78 90 92 94
    CAPTAIN MARVEL (w) 1968-70 > 68 69 70
    CHAMBER OF CHILLS~ (w) 1972-73 > 72 73
    CHAMBER OF DARKNESS~ (w) 1970 > 70
    CONAN (w) 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 (w) 1992 > 92
    CRAZY~ (w) 1973-74 > 73 74
    CREATURES ON THE LOOSE~ (w) 1971-72 > 71 72
    CYCLOPS (w) 1968 > 68
    DAREDEVIL (w) 1969-70 > 69 70
    DEFENDERS, THE (w) 1971-72 > 71 72
    DOC SAVAGE (w) 1972 > 72
    DOCTOR DOOM (w) 1970 > 70
    DOCTOR DRUID (w) 1990 > 90
    DOCTOR STRANGE (w) 1966-69/77/89-93 > 66 67 68 69 77 89 90 91 92 93
    DOCTOR STRANGE AND GHOST RIDER (w) 1991 > 91
    DORMAMMU (w) 1990 > 90
    DRACULA (plot) 1974/79/90 including TOMB OF DRACULA #1 > 74 79 90
    ELRIC (adapt) 1980/82 > 80 82
    ETERNALS (w) 1991/94 > 91 94
    FANTASTIC FOUR (w) 1972-77/87/89/93-95 > 72 73 74 75 76 77 87 89 93 94 95
    FEAR LORDS (w) 1991 > 91
    GHOST RIDER [western version] (w) 1967 > 67
    GULLIVAR JONES (w) 1972 > 72
    HULK (w) 1968-72/74 > 68 69 70 71 72 74
    HUMAN TORCH (w) 1975/77/90 > 75 77 90
    HUMAN TORCH [1st version] (w) 1990 > 90
    HYBORIAN AGE, THE (w) 1975-77 > 75 76 77
    IMPOSSIBLE MAN (w) 1990 > 90
    INHUMANS (w) 1971 > 71
    INVADERS (w) 1975-79/91/93 > 75 76 77 78 79 91 93
    IRON MAN (w) 1971-72/90-91 co-wrote first story with art by Gene Colan > 71 72 90 91
    IRON MAN AND SUB-MARINER (w) 1968 > 68
    KA-ZAR (w) 1970-72 > 70 71 72
    KID COLT (w) 1966-67 > 66 67
    KILLRAVEN (w) 1973 > 73
    KULL (w) 1971-73/75/91-92 > 71 72 73 75 91 92
    LAND OF OZ (adapt) 1975 > 75
    LEGION OF MONSTERS~ (w) 1975 > 75
    LIBERTY LEGION (w) 1976 > 76
    LIVING LIGHTNING (w) 1992 > 92
    MAN-GOD (w) 1976 Starhawk > 76
    MARK OF KANE (adapt) 1977 > 77
    MILLIE (w) 1966 aka Millie the Model > 66
    NICK FURY (w) 1968 > 68
    NOT BRAND ECHH~ (w) c1968 > 68
    PATSY AND HEDY (w) 1966 > 66
    RAWHIDE KID (w) 1968/71 > 68 71
    RED SONJA (w) 1977-79/83/91/92 > 77 78 79 83 91 92
    RED WOLF (w) 1972-73 > 72 73
    RENEGADES, THE (w) 1970 > 70
    SCARLET WITCH (w) 1992 > 92
    SECRET DEFENDERS, THE (w) 1993 > 93
    SERGEANT FURY (w) 1966-67 > 66 67
    SOLOMON KANE (w) 1977 > 77
    SPIDER-MAN (w) 1971-75 > 71 72 73 74 75
    SPIDER-MAN AND DOCTOR STRANGE (w) 1992 > 92
    SPIDER-MAN AND HUMAN TORCH (w) 1972 > 72
    SPIDER-WOMAN (w) 1992 > 92
    SPOOF~ (w) 1970/72 > 70 72
    STAR WARS (w) 1977-78 > 77 78
    STARR THE SLAYER (w) 1972 > 72
    SUB-MARINER (w) 1975/77/88-89/93 > 75 77 88 89 93
    SUB-MARINER AND DOCTOR DOOM (w) 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 (w) 1976-78 > 76 77 78
    TERMINUS FACTOR (w) 1990 x-over story in hero annuals > 90
    THING AND GOLEM (w) 1975 > 75
    THING AND LIBERTY LEGION (w) 1976 > 76
    THOR (w) 1978-80/90/94-95 > 78 79 80 90 94 95
    THOR OF 2591 (w) 1992 > 92
    TIGRA (w) 1990 > 90
    TWO-GUN KID (w) 1967 > 67
    Text (w) 1967/74-77/93 > 67 74 75 76 77 93
    UNKNOWN WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION~ (w) 1975 > 75
    VALANNUS AND KALLIGOR (w) 1971 > 71
    VALERIA (w) 1982 > 82
    VAMPIRES (w) 1990 > 90
    VOODOO (w) 1990 > 90
    WARLOCK (w) 1972 > 72
    WASP (w) 1991 > 91
    WEREWOLF (co-plot) 1972 on #1 > 72
    WEREWOLVES (w) 1991 > 91
    WHAT IF AVENGERS AND GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. . .? (w) 1992 > 92
    WHAT IF AVENGERS AND HIGH EVOLUTIONARY. . .? (w) 1989 > 89
    WHAT IF CAPTAIN AMERICA. . .? (w) 1977 > 77
    WHAT IF CONAN. . .? (w) 1979 > 79
    WHAT IF FANTASTIC FIVE. . .? (w) 1992 > 92
    WHAT IF FANTASTIC FOUR. . .? (w) 1977/92 > 77 92
    WHAT IF GALACTUS AND FANTASTIC FOUR. . .? (w) 1990 > 90
    WHAT IF HULK. . .? (w) 1977 > 77
    WHAT IF INVADERS. . .? (w) 1977 > 77
    WHAT IF THOR. . .? (w) 1992 > 92
    WHAT IF VISION. . .? (w) 1990 > 90
    WHAT IF WATCHER. . .? (w) 1992 > 92
    WHAT IF WOLVERINE. . .? (w) 1991/92 > 91 92
    WHAT IF X-MEN. . .? (w) 1990 > 90
    WIZARD OF OZ (adapt) 1975 > 75
    WONDER MAN (w) 1991 > 91
    WORLD OF WARLOCKS (w) 1973 > 73
    X-MEN (w) 1969-70/90-91 > 69 70 90 91
 TOPPS COMICS
    BOMBAST (plot) 1993 > 93
    BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (w) 1992-93/95 > 92 93 95
    CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS (w) 1994 > 94
    CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS: BLOOD AND BONES (w) 1994 > 94
    CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS: MAN-EATER (w) 1994 > 94
    CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS: THE WILD ONES (w) 1994 > 94
    CAPTAIN GLORY (w) 1993 > 93
    FRANKENSTEIN/DRACULA WAR (w) 1995 > 95
    Fillers (w) 1994 > 94
    HERCULES (w) 1996 > 96
    MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN (w) 1994 > 94
    NIGHTGLIDER (plot) 1993 > 93
    SECRET CITY SAGA (w) 1993 > 93
    SPACE ABOVE AND BEYOND (w) 1996 > 96
    Text (w) 1994/96 > 94 96
    XENA (w) 1993 > 93
    XENA AND HERCULES (w) 1996 > 96
 Source (some data)
    ROY THOMAS NULL