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
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 NERFINISHED
Dann Thomas NERFINISHED
John Buscema NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer DC Comics NERFINISHED
Marvel Comics NERFINISHED
endTime 1974 (as Marvel editor-in-chief)
familyName Thomas NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork American comic books
fantasy adaptation in comics
genre fantasy comics
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
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 NERFINISHED
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
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 NERFINISHED
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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Roy Thomas notableAchievement helped introduce Conan the Barbarian to American comic books