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Roy Thomas

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Roy William Thomas Jr. (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Thomas is the 133rd most popular comic artist (down from 120th in 2019), the 9,027th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,096th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Roy Thomas ranks 133 out of 226. Before him are Kiyohiko Azuma, Ken Akamatsu, Rudolph Dirks, Jamie Hewlett, Richard Corben, and Tsutomu Nihei. After him are Greg, John Buscema, Kouta Hirano, Todd McFarlane, Sylvain Chomet, and Yukito Kishiro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Roy Thomas ranks 473. Before him are Ernő Solymosi, Pilar Miró, Alfonso Guerra, Varsha Adalja, Joe Torre, and Richard Corben. After him are Pauline Collins, Sharad Pawar, David Jason, Van McCoy, Juozas Budraitis, and Jutta Heine.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Thomas ranks 9,029 out of 20,380. Before him are Clayton Anderson (1959), Ellsworth Vines (1911), Sally Mann (1951), Jake Roberts (1955), James Hartle (1939), and Matthew Henson (1866). After him are Robert Beltran (1953), Phil Harris (1904), Ronda Rousey (1987), Tim Holt (1919), James Marshall (1967), and Robert Alda (1914).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Roy Thomas ranks 30. Before him are Floyd Gottfredson (1905), John Romita Jr. (1956), Les Clark (1907), Larry Lieber (1931), Rose O'Neill (1874), and Richard Corben (1940). After him are John Buscema (1927), George Herriman (1880), Alex Raymond (1909), Harvey Kurtzman (1924), Neal Adams (1941), and Mike Mignola (1960).

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