Roy Thomas

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About Roy Thomas

Roy William Thomas, Jr. (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E. Howard's character and helped launch a sword and sorcery trend in comics. 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.

Thomas was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2011.

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Avengers: The Death of Mockingbird (Avengers West Coast (1985-1994)) 27-Jan-2016

by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, Dave Ross, Jim Novak, Len Kaminski, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Cefn Ridout, Andrew Currie, Don Hudson, Tom Tenney, Tom Morgan, John Czop, Steve Ellis, Charlie Adlard

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Collects Avengers West Coast #92-100, 102; Spider-Woman (1993) #1-4; material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #143-144.

Say a tearful farewell to Mockingbird — and the whole West Coast Avengers team — as Hawkeye loses everything! But first, he'll need to ditch the bow and arrows to fight a giant threat: Brace yourself for Goliath vs. Goliath! With foes like Doctor Demonicus, Klaw and the Lethal Legion on the horizon, the Whackos will need new recruits. Enter: War Machine and Darkhawk?! INFINITY CRUSADE pits Avenger against Avenger, but the team is really put through hell courtesy of Mephisto. What does it take to kill a Mockingbird? In the wake of tragedy, the team is brought to a forceful end! Plus: Discover the origin of the first arachnid Avenger, Julia "Spider-Woman" Carpenter — and witness Scarlet Witch in solo action!

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Avengers West Coast Epic Collection: California Screaming (Avengers West Coast (1985-1994)) 3-May-2023

by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, Paul Ryan, Steven Butler, Dave Ross, George Freeman, Herb Trimpe

( 8 )

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Collects AVENGERS WEST COAST #65-82 and ANNUAL #6.

The reaper and the robot! When two of the greatest foes ever faced by Earth's Mightiest Heroes join forces, it spells doom for the West Coast Avengers! If the team can somehow triumph over the deadly duo of the Grim Reaper and Ultron, who will be left in a revamped roster? And will there be any room for the U.S.Agent? Not if Hawkeye has his way! Then, Julia "Spider-Woman" Carpenter and the Living Lightning join the fight against the diabolical Doctor Demonicus and the Pacific Overlords! The WCA and the Fantastic Four are caught in a cross-dimensional struggle, while Doctor Strange lends a mystical hand when the Night Shift raises hell! But what will the cosmic civil war known as Operation: Galactic Storm mean for the Whackos?

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Doctor Strange Epic Collection: A Separate Reality (Doctor Strange (1974-1987)) 19-Oct-2016

by Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, Gardner Francis Fox, Stan Lee, Barry Windsor-Smith, Archie Goodwin, Mike Friedrich, Frank Brunner, Gene Colan, Herb Trimpe, Marie Severin, Sam Kweskin, P. Craig Russell, Jim Starlin, Don Heck, Gardner Fox

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Collects Doctor Strange (1968) #180-183; Sub-Mariner (1968) #22; Incredible Hulk (1968) #126; Marvel Feature (1971) #1; Marvel Premiere (1972) #3-10, material from #11, and #12-14; Doctor Strange (1974) #1-2, material from #3, and #4-5.

It's Doctor Strange at his very best, brought to you by a host of top-flight creators including Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, Stan Lee and Barry Windsor-Smith! They'll take you on a trip to the dark side of the Marvel Universe, and bring you before the Undying Ones, Baron Mordo, the cosmic threat of Eternity and the eldritch horror of Shuma-Gorath! Then, Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner break new boundaries of cosmic consciousness and other-dimensional adventure. Their all-time classic "Sise-Neg Genesis" and "Silver Dagger" sagas are strikingly personal epics featuring deliriously lush art and stories that plumb the depths of Strange's soul! Also: Witness the death of the Ancient One, and Doctor Strange's ascension to Sorcerer Supreme!

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X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1 (Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011)) 9-Feb-2022

by Stan Lee, Alex Ross, Jack Kirby

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Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #1-31.

In 1963 the slow boil of the Marvel super-hero revolution exploded in a full eruption with a slate of new heroic adventurers that redefined comic-book adventure forever. Joining the Fantastic Four, the Amazing Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and Dr. Strange came the Avengers and an odd sister book featuring a weird assortment of brand new characters: Cyclops, the Beast, Iceman, the Angel, Marvel Girl, and the mysteriously-named Professor X. They were the X-Men, and little did anyone know that they would come to take the comic book business by storm. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby billed their new creations "The Strangest Super-Heroes of All!" and while their mutant powers were certainly weird, the binding concept of this band of heroes, a group feared, hunted and hated because the of prejudice of their fellow man was pure Marvel relevance, striking at the heart of Civil Rights battles of the time. So join us as we collect in this massive, painstakingly restored, archival volume as we recount the earliest adventures of the world's most-famous super-hero team as they encounter for the very first time their nemesis Magneto, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Juggernaut, Ka-Zar and the Savage Land, Master Mold and the Sentinels, and many more of Marvel's greatest heroes and villains. Supplemented with a bevy of behind-the-scenes bonus material, critical and historical essays, and original artwork, this volume is a bona fide must-have for each and every X-addict!

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The Michael Moorcock Library - Elric Vol. 1: Elric of Melniboné 25-Mar-2015

by Roy Thomas, P. Craig Russell, Michael T. Gilbert

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Bear witness to the story of Elric, Lord of Melniboné; his dark cousin - the evil Yyrkoon; their dark magics; and their terrible struggle for rule of the fabled Emerald Isle! Collecting the first volume of the classic adaptation of Michael Moorcock’s bestselling fantasy saga, Elric of Melniboné marks the perfect introduction to the series’ iconic antihero, his fabled blade, Stormbringer, and his harrowing adventures across the Dragon Isle. Adapted by former Marvel Comics editor, Roy Thomas, and beautifully rendered by longtime comics illustrator Michael T. Gilbert, and the multiple Harvey and Eisner award-winning P. Craig Russell, this definitive collection marks an essential read for all fans of sword and sorcery and brings Moorcock’s epic tales to life with luxuriant imagination.

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The Iliad (Marvel Illustrated: The Iliad (2007-2008)) 27-May-2009

by Roy Thomas, Homer, Miguel Sepulvida, Paolo Rivera, Miguel Angel

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Collects The Iliad #1-8.

Whether its author was truly a blind poet named Homer, who also composed The Odyssey…or whether the epic poem grew over a period of several centuries, added to by many men and perhaps women… is not known. And probably never will be. Yet it remains, after many centuries, one of the greatest war stories—no, one of the greatest stories—in all of literature. A tale of war between the Achaeans (Greeks) and the besieged Trojans over the fate of Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world…a test of wills between the fabled warrior Achilles and the war chief Agamemnon… with a climactic battle between Achilles and Hector, the foremost defender of Troy. A saga of gods and men, each possessed of grand desires…and all too human failings. The Iliad is both a whirl of scarlet action—and of the equally violent emotions that rule mankind.

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Trojan War (Trojan War (2009)) 2-Jun-2010

by Roy Thomas, Miguel Sepulvida, Dennis Calero, Miguel Sepulveda

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Collects Trojan War #1-5.

The judgment of Paris, when three vain goddesses vied for a golden prize-and the result would one day be the destruction of Troy! The kidnapping-or elopement-of Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships! Achilles-Hector-Ajax-Odysseus-Aeneas-Penthesileia the Amazon Queen-Memnon of Ethiopia-the greatest warriors of an Age of Heroes! The ten-year siege of Ilium-the wooden horse that ended it all-and the Greeks' perilous, often fatal voyages homeward! The most magnificent post-Homeric accounts have been combined and adapted by award-winning writer Roy Thomas and Iliad artist Miguel Angel Sepulveda-to tell the full gory and glorious story of The Trojan War.

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All-Star Squadron (1981-1987) #2 30-Sep-1981

by Roy Thomas, Joe Kubert, Rich Buckler, Jerry Ordway, Carl Gafford

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The newly assembled All-Star Squadron heads to Degaton's island to rescue the captured members of the Justice Society of America. But what is Degaton's ultimate goal, and how could it shatter time and history itself?

Avengers Epic Collection: This Beachhead Earth (Avengers (1963-1996)) 29-Jul-2020

by Roy Thomas, Harlan Ellison, John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Neal Adams, Frank Giacoia, Herb Trimpe, Sam Grainger

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Collects Avengers (1963) #77-97; Incredible Hulk (1968) #140.

Roy Thomas’ epic run continues with the origin of the Black Panther, the debut of the Lady Liberators, the return of the Squadron Sinister and the all-time classic Kree/Skrull War! Caught in a cosmic crossfire, Earth has become the staging ground for a conflict of star-spanning proportions! Two eternal intergalactic enemies — the merciless Kree and the shape-shifting Skrulls — have gone to war, and our planet is situated on the front lines! Can Earth’s Mightiest Heroes bring about an end to the fighting before humanity becomes a casualty of war? And what good are even a dozen super-powered champions against the vast military machines of two of the greatest empires in the cosmos?

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Namor, The Sub-Mariner Epic Collection: Who Strikes For Atlantis? (Sub-Mariner (1968-1974)) 22-Feb-2023

by Roy Thomas, Marie Severin, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Sal Buscema, Jack Katz

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Collects Sub-Mariner (1968) #4-27.

There's no mariner like the Sub-Mariner - as you're about to see! First, our undersea hero must take on the bloodthirsty Tiger Shark, but the truly epic confrontation begins when the man called Destiny returns! His "Helmet of the Ancients" is revealed to be the powerful Serpent Crown, and its evil influence threatens the lives of Namor and everyone he loves! The drama ratchets up another notch when the alien Stalker robs Namor of his ability to fly and breathe underwater. Stranded on land, the Avenging Son of Atlantis becomes Public Enemy No. 1 - and even Doctor Doom is aiming for the target on his back! Also featuring a tooth-rattling fight against the Thing - and the touching return of a love from Namor's past!

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What If? Classic Vol. 1 (What If? (1977-1984)) 24-Sep-2015

by Roy Thomas, Jim Shooter, Don Glut, Jim Craig, John Romita, Herb Trimpe, Gil Kane, Frank Robbins, George Tuska

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Collects What If? (1977) #1-6.

Because you demanded it: The first six awe-inspiring issues of the most awesomely offbeat series off all time. Six titanic tales of triumph and tragedy in the mighty Marvel tradition! What if Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four? What if the Hulk Had Always had Bruce Banner's Brain? What if the Avengers Had Never Been? What if the Invaders Had Stayed Together After World War II? What if Captain America and Bucky Had Both Survived World War II? What if the Fantastic Four Had Different Super-Powers?

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What If? Classic Vol. 2 (What If? (1977-1984)) 15-Oct-2015

by Roy Thomas, Jim Shooter, Don Glut, Jim Craig, Jack Kirby, Rick Hoberg, Alan Kupperberg, Sal Buscema

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Collects What If? (1977) #7-12.

Daredevil's secret exposed? The identity of Thor passed down to another? A new Hulk? Multiple Spider-Men? Some of the ideas that shook Marvel's foundation got their start right in the realm of remote possibility overseen by the wondering Watcher! But can even Uatu believe his eyes when Jack "King" Kirby rewrites himself and his fellow legends as the Fantastic Four? Plus: from a concept by Roy Thomas, the Avengers of 1958!

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