Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel—After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. 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 Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles. Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.
Series
Books
Marvel Premiere #16
2015
Thor (1966-1996) #295
1980
Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #178 (Fantastic Four
1977
Wonder Woman (1942-1986) #300
1983
Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #174
2016
Banshee
2017
Doctor Strange
Sorcerer Supreme #24
1990
Conan the Barbarian
The Horn of Azoth
1990
Avengers (1963-1996) #88
1971
Avengers (1963-1996) #99
2014
Thor (1966-1996) Annual #17
2015
Essential Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1
1966
King-Size Hulk #1
2008
Dracula #1
2004
Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #126
1972
The Odyssey
2006
Sub-Mariner #36
1971
Conan The Barbarian #17
1972
Batman (1940-2011) #336
1981
Conan The Barbarian #72
1970
Marvel Tales
Black Panther #1
2019
Marvel Masterworks
The X-Men, Vol. 6
2011
Avengers (1963-1996) Annual #22
2019
Daredevil (1964-1998) #68
1970
Conan The Barbarian Annual #5
1979
Conan The Barbarian #64
1976
Havok
2015
Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #175
1976
The Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 3
The Book of the Iron Fist
2008
Marvel Firsts
The 1960s
2011
Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #33
1967
Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #145
2016
Thor (1966-1996) #474
1994
King-Size Conan #1
2020
Robert E. Howard's Wolfshead
1999
Marvel Masterworks
Marvel Team-Up, Vol. 1
2010
The Chronicles of Kull, Vol. 1
A King Comes Riding and Other Stories
2009
Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #169 (Fantastic Four
1976
The Vanishing Tower
2016
Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #158
2016
Secret Origins (1986-1990) #29
1988
Women of Marvel, Vol. 2
2007
Avengers
Kang - Time And Time Again
2005
Sub-Mariner #13
1969
Sub-Mariner #35
1971
Marvel Feature #3
2016
Thor (1966-1996) #240
2016
Thor (1966-1996) #273
2016
Avengers West Coast #61
1985
Kazar, Señor de la Tierra Salvaje
2015
Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #157 (Fantastic Four
1975
Sub-Mariner #39
1971
Thor (1966-1996) #276
2016
Superman's Metropolis
1996
Thor (1966-1996) #487
1995
Dracula
2005
Fantastic Four
Extended Family
2011
Last Days of the Justice Society of America
2017
Secret Origins (1986-1990) #28
1988
The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 10
When Giants Walk the Earth and Other Stories
2006
Sub-Mariner #1
2018
Tarzan
The New Adventures
2022
Marvel Premiere #35
2017
Sub-Mariner #12
1969
Stan Lee Presents
The Incredible Hulk
1982
Marvel Masterworks
The Defenders, Vol. 1
2008
Secret Origins (1986-1990) #19
1987
Captain Marvel #3
1968
Conan The Barbarian #106
1980
The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 5
The Shadow in the Tomb and Other Stories
2004
Avengers West Coast #65
2017
Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #124
1970
Thor (1966-1996) #293
1980
Wonder Woman (1942-1986) #288
1982
Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #31
1967
Legion of Super-Heroes (1980-1985) #283 (Legion of Super-Heroes
1982
Thor (1966-1996) #475
1994
Avengers (1963-1996) #78
1970
Justice Society of America
A Celebration of 75 Years
2015
Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #43
1968
Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #162
1975
Captain America (1968-1996) #215
1977
The Black Knight
2017
Secret Origins (1986-1990) #6
1986
X-Men
2019
Secret Origins (1986-1990) #8
1986
Thor (1966-1996) #297
1980
Marvel Masterworks
The Avengers, Vol. 5
2005
Conan the Rogue
1991
Giant-Size Avengers #1
1974
Captain America Vs. the Red Skull
2011
Secret Origins (1986-1990) #16
1987
Star Wars (1977-1986) #1
1977
Avengers (1963-1996) #67
2014
Secret Origins (1986-1990) #17
1987
Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone
1986
Avengers West Coast #63
1985
Doctor Strange
Sorcerer Supreme #37
2017
Astonishing Tales #12
2015
Marvel Masterworks
The X-Men, Vol. 5
2005
The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 9
Riders of the River-Dragons and Other Stories
2005
The Savage Sword of Conan, Volume 2
2008
Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #127
1970
Doctor Strange (1968-1969) #180
1969
Doctor Strange
Sorcerer Supreme #41
2018
Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #174
1976
The Legacy of Captain America
2011
Action Comics (1938-2011) #626
1988
Avengers (1963-1996) #77
2014
The Bane of the Black Sword
2020
The X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1
1967
The Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus
1991
Thor (1966-1996) #485
2016
Avengers West Coast #74
2017
Marvel Premiere #30
2014
Doctor Strange
Sorcerer Supreme #26
2017
Sub-Mariner #33
1971
Conan The Barbarian #66
1976
Conan The Barbarian #113
1980
Swamp Thing by Rick Veitch Book One
Wild Things (Swamp Thing
2024
Legion of Super-Heroes (1980-1985) #281 (Legion of Super-Heroes
1981
Essential Marvel Team-Up, Vol. 1
1974
Thor (1966-1996) #482
1995
Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #303 (Fantastic Four
2016
Astonishing Tales #13
2015
Marvel Tales
Silver Surfer #1
2020
Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #158
1975
Thor (1966-1996) #483
2016
Thor (1966-1996) #484
1995
Conan The Barbarian Annual #4
1971
Thor (1966-1996) #277
2016
Captain America (1968-1996) #217
1978
Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #28
1967
Warlock
Marvel Masterworks, Vol. 1
2012
The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 12
The Beast King of Abombi and Other Stories
2007
Essential Tales of the Zombie, Vol. 1
1975
Sub-Mariner #23
1970
Marvel Tales
Squadron Supreme #1
2021
Sub-Mariner #34
1971
Iron Fist
2015
Thor (1966-1996) #486
1995
Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #122
1969
Secret Origins (1986-1990) #24
1988
Superman Official Annual 1984
1984
Showcase Presents
Doc Savage, Vol. 1
2011
Secret Origins (1986-1990) #27
1988
The Marvel Age of Comics 1961-1978
2017
The Avengers
The Kree-Skrull War
1985
Star Wars
Dark Empire I
1993
Thunderbolts
Marvel's Most Wanted
1998
X-Men
2023
Marvel Visionaries
Roy Thomas
2006
Conan The Barbarian #4
1970
Marvel Masterworks
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Vol. 1
2007
Giant Size Avengers Special #1
2018
Conan The Barbarian #37
2019
Marvel Visionaries
John Buscema
2007
Astonishing Tales #11
2017
Dracula #4
1967
Marvel Firsts
The 1970s
2012
75 Years of Marvel Comics
From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen
2014
Sub-Mariner #25
1970
The Avengers
2023
Conan
The Ravagers Out of Time
1992
Red Sonja
She-Devil With a Sword #50 (Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword
2010
Space
Above and Beyond
1997
Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #119 (Fantastic Four
1972
Avengers (1963-1996) #132
2014
Wonder Woman (1942) #290
1982
Avengers (1963-1996) #56
1968
Secret Origins (1986-1990) #25
1988
Daredevil (1964-1998) #69
2015
Conan The Barbarian #39
1974
Daredevil (1964-1998) #71
1970
Avengers (1963-1996) #61
2014
Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #23
1966
Marvel Illustrated
Last of the Mohicans (2007) #3
2007
Superman
War of the Worlds
1998
Thor (1966-1996) #287
1979
Thor (1966-1996) #476
1994
Captain Marvel #2
1968
Conan The Barbarian #34
2019
Thor (1966-1996) #275
2016
Sub-Mariner #38
1971
Doctor Strange
Sorcerer Supreme #38
2017
Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #153
2016
Doctor Strange
Sorcerer Supreme #16
2017
Avengers
Citizen Kang
2011
Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #171
1976
Savage Sword of Conan (2019) #10
2019
Doctor Strange
Sorcerer Supreme #30
2017
Stoker's Dracula #2
2004
Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #21
2017
Captain Marvel #21
2017
Thor (1966-1996) #479
1994
Brother Voodoo Masterworks Vol. 1
2021
Captain America (1968-1996) #216
1977
Sub-Mariner #2
1968
Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #26
1966
Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #21
1966
