Roy Thomas

Roy Thomas (born 1940) is an American comic-book writer and editor. He joined Marvel in 1965 and served as the company’s editor-in-chief from 1972 to 1974. He wrote for titles including Avengers, X-Men, Conan the Barbarian, The Incredible Hulk, and Star Wars, and was involved in the development of characters and series such as Wolverine, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Ultron, and Carol Danvers. At DC, he created All-Star Squadron and Infinity Inc. and helped revive the Golden Age team the Justice Society of America. Thomas wrote extensively about Conan and further developed the character Red Sonja. He later edited the comics-history magazine Alter Ego and co-wrote the films Fire and Ice and Conan the Destroyer.