Roy Thomas (b. 1940)

Notes:

To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.

Name:

Other Names:

  1. R. T.
  2. Roy T. Type: Pen Name
  3. R. Thomas Type: Common Alternative Name
  4. Roy William Thomas Jr. Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Roy William Jr. Family name: Thomas

Signatures:

  1. as Roy [generic]
  2. Kid Colt [generic]
  3. R. T. [generic]
  4. Roy [generic]
  5. Roy [generic]
  6. Roy Thomas [generic]

Relations:

  1. Ghosted for - Stan Lee (b. 1922)
    Notes: Roy Thomas began ghostwriting for Stan Lee the Amazing Spider-Man comic strip from around 2000 to 2019 when the comic strip entered into reprints.
  2. Spouse - Dann Thomas (b. 1952)
    Notes: Married in May 1981.
  3. Spouse - Jean Thomas (b. ????)
    Notes: Former husband and wife. Married from July 1968 to mid-1975s

Schools:

  1. Southeast Missouri State University [Cape Girardeau] ? to 1961

    Notes: BS in Education, majored in history and social science

  2. California State University 2004 ? to 2005

    Notes: Humanities


Degrees:

  1. B.A., Southeast Missouri State University [Cape Girardeau] in 1961

    Notes: education, majored in history and social science

  2. M.A., California State University in 2005

    Notes: Humanities


Art Influences:

Roy Thomas (b. 1940) stated influences by:
  1. Homer
  2. William Butler Yeats
  3. William Shakespeare
  4. Otto Binder (b. 1911)
  5. Gardner Fox (b. 1911)
  6. Ernest Hemingway (b. 1899)
  7. Robert E. Howard (b. 1906)
  8. Gil Kane (b. 1926)
  9. Jack Kirby (b. 1917)
  10. Stan Lee (b. 1922)
  11. Joe Simon (b. 1913)
Influences by Roy Thomas (b. 1940) were stated by:
  1. J. M. DeMatteis (b. 1953)
  2. Tony Isabella (b. 1951)
  3. L. B. Kellogg (b. 1956)
  4. Rich Margopoulos (b. 1949)
  5. Lou Mougin (b. 1954)
  6. Ramon Schenk (b. 1977)
  7. Peter Scianna (b. 1957)
  8. Ty Templeton (b. 1962)
  9. Ashley Tillman (b. 1960)
  10. Stan Timmons (b. 1956)
  11. Phil White (b. 1948)

Memberships:

  1. CAPA-alpha Type: member


Non Comics Works:

  1. Publication Title: The Legion Companion (book) - Role: writer - Year: 2003
    Employer Name : TwoMorrows Publishing
    Notes: interview for Glen Cadigan's book

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