helped introduce Conan the Barbarian to American comic books
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Roy Thomas is an American comic book writer and editor best known for succeeding Stan Lee at Marvel and for his influential work adapting and expanding fantasy and superhero properties.
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| instanceOf |
American comics creator
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comic book editor ⓘ comic book writer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | Robert E. Howard’s Conan stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Eisner Award (Hall of Fame inductee) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1940-11-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Jackson, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Barry Windsor-Smith
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Dann Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ John Buscema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
DC Comics
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Marvel Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1974 (as Marvel editor-in-chief) ⓘ |
| familyName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American comic books
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fantasy adaptation in comics ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy comics
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superhero comics ⓘ sword and sorcery ⓘ |
| givenName | Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | modern superhero comics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Stan Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
helping introduce Conan the Barbarian to American comic books
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succeeding Stan Lee as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Roy William Thomas Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | expanded Marvel’s use of Golden Age characters ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All-Star Squadron
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Conan the Barbarian (Marvel Comics) NERFINISHED ⓘ Infinity, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ Kull the Conqueror (Marvel Comics) NERFINISHED ⓘ Savage Sword of Conan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Avengers (Marvel Comics) NERFINISHED ⓘ What If...? (Marvel Comics) NERFINISHED ⓘ X-Men (Marvel Comics) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
comic book editor
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comic book writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| spouse | Dann Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1972 (as Marvel editor-in-chief) ⓘ |
| wroteForSeries |
All-Star Squadron
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Conan the Barbarian NERFINISHED ⓘ Fantastic Four NERFINISHED ⓘ Infinity, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ Savage Sword of Conan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Avengers NERFINISHED ⓘ X-Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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