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Roy Thomas
Author · 334 books

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 book cover

Marvel Premiere #16

2015

Thor (1966-1996) #295 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #295

1980

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #178 (Fantastic Four book cover

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #178 (Fantastic Four

1977

Wonder Woman (1942-1986) #300 book cover

Wonder Woman (1942-1986) #300

1983

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #174 book cover

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #174

2016

Banshee book cover

Banshee

2017

Doctor Strange book cover

Doctor Strange

Sorcerer Supreme #24

1990

Conan the Barbarian book cover

Conan the Barbarian

The Horn of Azoth

1990

Avengers (1963-1996) #88 book cover

Avengers (1963-1996) #88

1971

Avengers (1963-1996) #99 book cover

Avengers (1963-1996) #99

2014

Thor (1966-1996) Annual #17 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) Annual #17

2015

Essential Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1 book cover

Essential Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1

1966

King-Size Hulk #1 book cover

King-Size Hulk #1

2008

Dracula #1 book cover

Dracula #1

2004

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #126 book cover

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #126

1972

The Odyssey book cover

The Odyssey

2006

Sub-Mariner #36 book cover

Sub-Mariner #36

1971

Conan The Barbarian #17 book cover

Conan The Barbarian #17

1972

Batman (1940-2011) #336 book cover

Batman (1940-2011) #336

1981

Conan The Barbarian #72 book cover

Conan The Barbarian #72

1970

Marvel Tales book cover

Marvel Tales

Black Panther #1

2019

Marvel Masterworks book cover

Marvel Masterworks

The X-Men, Vol. 6

2011

Avengers (1963-1996) Annual #22 book cover

Avengers (1963-1996) Annual #22

2019

Daredevil (1964-1998) #68 book cover

Daredevil (1964-1998) #68

1970

Conan The Barbarian Annual #5 book cover

Conan The Barbarian Annual #5

1979

Conan The Barbarian #64 book cover

Conan The Barbarian #64

1976

Havok book cover

Havok

2015

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #175 book cover

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #175

1976

The Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 3 book cover

The Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 3

The Book of the Iron Fist

2008

Marvel Firsts book cover

Marvel Firsts

The 1960s

2011

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #33 book cover

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #33

1967

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #145 book cover

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #145

2016

Thor (1966-1996) #474 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #474

1994

King-Size Conan #1 book cover

King-Size Conan #1

2020

Robert E. Howard's Wolfshead book cover

Robert E. Howard's Wolfshead

1999

Marvel Masterworks book cover

Marvel Masterworks

Marvel Team-Up, Vol. 1

2010

The Chronicles of Kull, Vol. 1 book cover

The Chronicles of Kull, Vol. 1

A King Comes Riding and Other Stories

2009

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #169 (Fantastic Four book cover

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #169 (Fantastic Four

1976

The Vanishing Tower book cover

The Vanishing Tower

2016

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #158 book cover

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #158

2016

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #29 book cover

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #29

1988

Women of Marvel, Vol. 2 book cover

Women of Marvel, Vol. 2

2007

Avengers book cover

Avengers

Kang - Time And Time Again

2005

Sub-Mariner #13 book cover

Sub-Mariner #13

1969

Sub-Mariner #35 book cover

Sub-Mariner #35

1971

Marvel Feature #3 book cover

Marvel Feature #3

2016

Thor (1966-1996) #240 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #240

2016

Thor (1966-1996) #273 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #273

2016

Avengers West Coast #61 book cover

Avengers West Coast #61

1985

Kazar, Señor de la Tierra Salvaje book cover

Kazar, Señor de la Tierra Salvaje

2015

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #157 (Fantastic Four book cover

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #157 (Fantastic Four

1975

Sub-Mariner #39 book cover

Sub-Mariner #39

1971

Thor (1966-1996) #276 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #276

2016

Superman's Metropolis book cover

Superman's Metropolis

1996

Thor (1966-1996) #487 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #487

1995

Dracula book cover

Dracula

2005

Fantastic Four book cover

Fantastic Four

Extended Family

2011

Last Days of the Justice Society of America book cover

Last Days of the Justice Society of America

2017

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #28 book cover

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #28

1988

The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 10 book cover

The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 10

When Giants Walk the Earth and Other Stories

2006

Sub-Mariner #1 book cover

Sub-Mariner #1

2018

Tarzan book cover

Tarzan

The New Adventures

2022

Marvel Premiere #35 book cover

Marvel Premiere #35

2017

Sub-Mariner #12 book cover

Sub-Mariner #12

1969

Stan Lee Presents book cover

Stan Lee Presents

The Incredible Hulk

1982

Marvel Masterworks book cover

Marvel Masterworks

The Defenders, Vol. 1

2008

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #19 book cover

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #19

1987

Captain Marvel #3 book cover

Captain Marvel #3

1968

Conan The Barbarian #106 book cover

Conan The Barbarian #106

1980

The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 5 book cover

The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 5

The Shadow in the Tomb and Other Stories

2004

Avengers West Coast #65 book cover

Avengers West Coast #65

2017

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #124 book cover

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #124

1970

Thor (1966-1996) #293 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #293

1980

Wonder Woman (1942-1986) #288 book cover

Wonder Woman (1942-1986) #288

1982

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #31 book cover

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #31

1967

Legion of Super-Heroes (1980-1985) #283 (Legion of Super-Heroes book cover

Legion of Super-Heroes (1980-1985) #283 (Legion of Super-Heroes

1982

Thor (1966-1996) #475 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #475

1994

Avengers (1963-1996) #78 book cover

Avengers (1963-1996) #78

1970

Justice Society of America book cover

Justice Society of America

A Celebration of 75 Years

2015

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #43 book cover

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #43

1968

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #162 book cover

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #162

1975

Captain America (1968-1996) #215 book cover

Captain America (1968-1996) #215

1977

The Black Knight book cover

The Black Knight

2017

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #6 book cover

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #6

1986

X-Men book cover

X-Men

2019

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #8 book cover

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #8

1986

Thor (1966-1996) #297 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #297

1980

Marvel Masterworks book cover

Marvel Masterworks

The Avengers, Vol. 5

2005

Conan the Rogue book cover

Conan the Rogue

1991

Giant-Size Avengers #1 book cover

Giant-Size Avengers #1

1974

Captain America Vs. the Red Skull book cover

Captain America Vs. the Red Skull

2011

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #16 book cover

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #16

1987

Star Wars (1977-1986) #1 book cover

Star Wars (1977-1986) #1

1977

Avengers (1963-1996) #67 book cover

Avengers (1963-1996) #67

2014

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #17 book cover

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #17

1987

Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone book cover

Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone

1986

Avengers West Coast #63 book cover

Avengers West Coast #63

1985

Doctor Strange book cover

Doctor Strange

Sorcerer Supreme #37

2017

Astonishing Tales #12 book cover

Astonishing Tales #12

2015

Marvel Masterworks book cover

Marvel Masterworks

The X-Men, Vol. 5

2005

The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 9 book cover

The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 9

Riders of the River-Dragons and Other Stories

2005

The Savage Sword of Conan, Volume 2 book cover

The Savage Sword of Conan, Volume 2

2008

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #127 book cover

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #127

1970

Doctor Strange (1968-1969) #180 book cover

Doctor Strange (1968-1969) #180

1969

Doctor Strange book cover

Doctor Strange

Sorcerer Supreme #41

2018

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #174 book cover

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #174

1976

The Legacy of Captain America book cover

The Legacy of Captain America

2011

Action Comics (1938-2011) #626 book cover

Action Comics (1938-2011) #626

1988

Avengers (1963-1996) #77 book cover

Avengers (1963-1996) #77

2014

The Bane of the Black Sword book cover

The Bane of the Black Sword

2020

The X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1 book cover

The X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

1967

The Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus book cover

The Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus

1991

Thor (1966-1996) #485 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #485

2016

Avengers West Coast #74 book cover

Avengers West Coast #74

2017

Marvel Premiere #30 book cover

Marvel Premiere #30

2014

Doctor Strange book cover

Doctor Strange

Sorcerer Supreme #26

2017

Sub-Mariner #33 book cover

Sub-Mariner #33

1971

Conan The Barbarian #66 book cover

Conan The Barbarian #66

1976

Conan The Barbarian #113 book cover

Conan The Barbarian #113

1980

Swamp Thing by Rick Veitch Book One book cover

Swamp Thing by Rick Veitch Book One

Wild Things (Swamp Thing

2024

Legion of Super-Heroes (1980-1985) #281 (Legion of Super-Heroes book cover

Legion of Super-Heroes (1980-1985) #281 (Legion of Super-Heroes

1981

Essential Marvel Team-Up, Vol. 1 book cover

Essential Marvel Team-Up, Vol. 1

1974

Thor (1966-1996) #482 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #482

1995

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #303 (Fantastic Four book cover

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #303 (Fantastic Four

2016

Astonishing Tales #13 book cover

Astonishing Tales #13

2015

Marvel Tales book cover

Marvel Tales

Silver Surfer #1

2020

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #158 book cover

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #158

1975

Thor (1966-1996) #483 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #483

2016

Thor (1966-1996) #484 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #484

1995

Conan The Barbarian Annual #4 book cover

Conan The Barbarian Annual #4

1971

Thor (1966-1996) #277 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #277

2016

Captain America (1968-1996) #217 book cover

Captain America (1968-1996) #217

1978

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #28 book cover

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #28

1967

Warlock book cover

Warlock

Marvel Masterworks, Vol. 1

2012

The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 12 book cover

The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 12

The Beast King of Abombi and Other Stories

2007

Essential Tales of the Zombie, Vol. 1 book cover

Essential Tales of the Zombie, Vol. 1

1975

Sub-Mariner #23 book cover

Sub-Mariner #23

1970

Marvel Tales book cover

Marvel Tales

Squadron Supreme #1

2021

Sub-Mariner #34 book cover

Sub-Mariner #34

1971

Iron Fist book cover

Iron Fist

2015

Thor (1966-1996) #486 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #486

1995

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #122 book cover

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #122

1969

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #24 book cover

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #24

1988

Superman Official Annual 1984 book cover

Superman Official Annual 1984

1984

Showcase Presents book cover

Showcase Presents

Doc Savage, Vol. 1

2011

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #27 book cover

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #27

1988

The Marvel Age of Comics 1961-1978 book cover

The Marvel Age of Comics 1961-1978

2017

The Avengers book cover

The Avengers

The Kree-Skrull War

1985

Star Wars book cover

Star Wars

Dark Empire I

1993

Thunderbolts book cover

Thunderbolts

Marvel's Most Wanted

1998

X-Men book cover

X-Men

2023

Marvel Visionaries book cover

Marvel Visionaries

Roy Thomas

2006

Conan The Barbarian #4 book cover

Conan The Barbarian #4

1970

Marvel Masterworks book cover

Marvel Masterworks

Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Vol. 1

2007

Giant Size Avengers Special #1 book cover

Giant Size Avengers Special #1

2018

Conan The Barbarian #37 book cover

Conan The Barbarian #37

2019

Marvel Visionaries book cover

Marvel Visionaries

John Buscema

2007

Astonishing Tales #11 book cover

Astonishing Tales #11

2017

Dracula #4 book cover

Dracula #4

1967

Marvel Firsts book cover

Marvel Firsts

The 1970s

2012

75 Years of Marvel Comics book cover

75 Years of Marvel Comics

From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen

2014

Sub-Mariner #25 book cover

Sub-Mariner #25

1970

The Avengers book cover

The Avengers

2023

Conan book cover

Conan

The Ravagers Out of Time

1992

Red Sonja book cover

Red Sonja

She-Devil With a Sword #50 (Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword

2010

Space book cover

Space

Above and Beyond

1997

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #119 (Fantastic Four book cover

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #119 (Fantastic Four

1972

Avengers (1963-1996) #132 book cover

Avengers (1963-1996) #132

2014

Wonder Woman (1942) #290 book cover

Wonder Woman (1942) #290

1982

Avengers (1963-1996) #56 book cover

Avengers (1963-1996) #56

1968

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #25 book cover

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #25

1988

Daredevil (1964-1998) #69 book cover

Daredevil (1964-1998) #69

2015

Conan The Barbarian #39 book cover

Conan The Barbarian #39

1974

Daredevil (1964-1998) #71 book cover

Daredevil (1964-1998) #71

1970

Avengers (1963-1996) #61 book cover

Avengers (1963-1996) #61

2014

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #23 book cover

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #23

1966

Marvel Illustrated book cover

Marvel Illustrated

Last of the Mohicans (2007) #3

2007

Superman book cover

Superman

War of the Worlds

1998

Thor (1966-1996) #287 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #287

1979

Thor (1966-1996) #476 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #476

1994

Captain Marvel #2 book cover

Captain Marvel #2

1968

Conan The Barbarian #34 book cover

Conan The Barbarian #34

2019

Thor (1966-1996) #275 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #275

2016

Sub-Mariner #38 book cover

Sub-Mariner #38

1971

Doctor Strange book cover

Doctor Strange

Sorcerer Supreme #38

2017

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #153 book cover

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #153

2016

Doctor Strange book cover

Doctor Strange

Sorcerer Supreme #16

2017

Avengers book cover

Avengers

Citizen Kang

2011

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #171 book cover

Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #171

1976

Savage Sword of Conan (2019) #10 book cover

Savage Sword of Conan (2019) #10

2019

Doctor Strange book cover

Doctor Strange

Sorcerer Supreme #30

2017

Stoker's Dracula #2 book cover

Stoker's Dracula #2

2004

Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #21 book cover

Doctor Strange (1974-1987) #21

2017

Captain Marvel #21 book cover

Captain Marvel #21

2017

Thor (1966-1996) #479 book cover

Thor (1966-1996) #479

1994

Brother Voodoo Masterworks Vol. 1 book cover

Brother Voodoo Masterworks Vol. 1

2021

Captain America (1968-1996) #216 book cover

Captain America (1968-1996) #216

1977

Sub-Mariner #2 book cover

Sub-Mariner #2

1968

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #26 book cover

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #26

1966

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #21 book cover

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #21

1966

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