Roy Thomas

About

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 The Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles. Among the comics characters he co-created are Wolverine, Vision, Doc Samson, Carol Danvers, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Ultron, Yellowjacket, Defenders, Man-Thing, Red Sonja, Morbius, Ghost Rider, Squadron Supreme, Invaders, Black Knight...

Known for

VisionQuestSeries • 2026The FlashSeries • 2014LokiSeries • 2021DC's Legends of TomorrowSeries • 2016Young JusticeSeries • 2010Xena: Warrior PrincessSeries • 1995Deadpool & WolverineMovie • 2024What If...?Series • 2021Daredevil: Born AgainSeries • 2025WandaVisionSeries • 2021HawkeyeSeries • 2021Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessMovie • 2022Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Movie • 2023X-Men '97Series • 2024Thunderbolts*Movie • 2025DC's StargirlSeries • 2020Agatha All AlongSeries • 2024Black PantherMovie • 2018Moon KnightSeries • 2022LoganMovie • 2017The Falcon and the Winter SoldierSeries • 2021Thor: Love and ThunderMovie • 2022Captain America: Brave New WorldMovie • 2025Black WidowMovie • 2021