Roy William Thomas Jr.

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Roy William Thomas Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor best known for succeeding Stan Lee as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics and for his influential work on titles like The Avengers and Conan the Barbarian.

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instanceOf American person
comic book editor
comic book writer
human
novelist
screenwriter
birthDate 1940-11-22
birthPlace Jackson, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer DC Comics NERFINISHED
Marvel Comics NERFINISHED
familyName Thomas NERFINISHED
genre fantasy comics
superhero comics
sword and sorcery
givenName Roy NERFINISHED
influencedBy Stan Lee NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Roy William Thomas Jr. NERFINISHED
notableAchievement expanded Marvel Comics continuity and use of Golden Age characters
helped introduce Conan the Barbarian to American comic books
pioneered historical and retroactive continuity stories in superhero comics
notableWork All-Star Squadron NERFINISHED
Conan the Barbarian NERFINISHED
Kull the Conqueror NERFINISHED
The Avengers NERFINISHED
The Invaders NERFINISHED
What If...? NERFINISHED
X-Men NERFINISHED
occupation comic book editor
comic book writer
novelist
screenwriter
positionHeld editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics
succeeded Stan Lee NERFINISHED
workPeriod 1960s
1970s
1980s
wroteFor All-Star Squadron NERFINISHED
Captain Marvel NERFINISHED
Conan the Barbarian NERFINISHED
Doctor Strange NERFINISHED
Fantastic Four NERFINISHED
Infinity, Inc. NERFINISHED
Justice League of America NERFINISHED
Sub-Mariner NERFINISHED
The Avengers NERFINISHED
The Incredible Hulk NERFINISHED
The Invaders NERFINISHED
X-Men NERFINISHED

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