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Roy Thomas (other)
Roy Thomas (born 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor. Roy Thomas may also refer to: * Roy Thomas (outfielder) (1874–1959), Major League Baseball outfielder * Roy Thomas (artist) Roy Thomas (1949–2004) was one of the most influential 20th-century Anishinaabe painters in Canada, and was famous for paintings of colourful totemic animals. Like Norval Morrisseau Norval Morrisseau (March 14, 1932 – December 4, 2007), ... (1949–2004), Anishnabe painter * Roy Thomas (pitcher) (born 1953), Major League Baseball pitcher * Roy K. Thomas (1887–1977), American college sports coach See also * Rob Thomas (other) * Rod Thomas (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (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, Adam Warlock, Morbius, Ghost Rider, Squadron Supreme, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Thomas (outfielder)
Roy Allen Thomas (March 24, 1874 – November 20, 1959) was a center fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1899 through 1911, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1899–1908, 1910–1911), Pittsburgh Pirates (1908) and Boston Doves (1909). Thomas batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. Thomas was the brother of fellow Major Leaguer, Bill Thomas. According to baseball analyst Bill James, Thomas is the only major league regular to have scored three times as many runs as he drove in. In 1470 games played, Thomas compiled 1011 runs scored and 299 runs batted in, as he posted a .290 batting average with a .413 on-base average and 244 stolen bases. During his 13-season career, Thomas was one of the most productive table-setters in the National League. His relentless patience at the plate infuriated opposing pitchers and prompted the NL to change its rule regarding foul balls in . The new ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Thomas (artist)
Roy Thomas (1949–2004) was one of the most influential 20th-century Anishinaabe painters in Canada, and was famous for paintings of colourful totemic animals. Like Norval Morrisseau Norval Morrisseau (March 14, 1932 – December 4, 2007), also known as Copper Thunderbird, was an Indigenous Canadian artist from the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation. Known as the "Picasso of the North", Morrisseau created works depi ..., he became well known when Indigenous art gained mainstream popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Thomas and his family moved to the Long Lake 58 Reserve in northern Ontario in the late 1950s. Like many other First Nations youth of his generation, he was forced to attend a religious residential school. His distinctive style can be seen in the art of younger First Nations artists, many of whom he had mentored. Death Thomas died of cancer in 2004. References External links Official siteArtist profile on Bearclaw Gallery {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Thomas (pitcher)
Roy Justin Thomas (born June 22, 1953) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and Seattle Mariners in all or parts of eight seasons spanning 1977–1987. Listed at 6' 5" and 215 pounds, Thomas batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Quantico, Virginia. Career Philadelphia Phillies Thomas grew up in Lompoc, California, and was the star pitcher of the Lompoc Nationals Little League team that went to the SoCal finals at El Monte in . At Lompoc High School, he was teammates with Roy Howell. He was selected sixth overall in the 1971 MLB draft by the Philadelphia Phillies out of Lompoc High at eighteen years old. After a brief stint with the Northwest League's Walla Walla Phillies in , in which he gave up fourteen earned runs in twelve innings pitched, Thomas went 11-7 with a 3.43 earned run average in 24 starts in his first full minor league season in with the Western Carolinas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy K
Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin. In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise to Roy as a variant in the Francophone world. In India, Roy is a variant of the surname '' Rai'',. likewise meaning "king".. It also arose independently in Scotland, an anglicisation from the Scottish Gaelic nickname ''ruadh'', meaning "red". Given name * Roy Acuff (1903–1992), American country music singer and fiddler * Roy Andersen (born 1955), runner * Roy Andersen (South Africa) (born 1948), South African businessman and military officer * Roy Anderson (American football) (born 1980), American football coach * Sir Roy M. Anderson (born 1947), British scientific adviser * Roy Andersson (born 1943), Swedish film director * Roy Andersson (footballer) (born 1949), footballer from Sweden * Roy Chapman Andrews (1884–1960), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Thomas (other)
Robert, Rob, Bob, or Bobby Thomas may refer to: Arts * Robert Thomas (director) (1927–1989), French writer, actor and director * Robert Thomas (sculptor) (1926–1999), Welsh sculptor * Robert Thomas Jr., American jazz percussionist and hand drummer * Robert Thomas, former bassist for the rock band Black Veil Brides * Rob Thomas (musician) (born 1972), lead singer of Matchbox Twenty * Rob Thomas (writer) (born 1965), producer and screenwriter, creator of ''Veronica Mars'' * Bobby Thomas (1932–2013), American jazz drummer * Bob Thomas (actor) (born 1965), radio personality, actor, and writer * Bob Thomas, founder member of Silly Wizard Journalism * Robert Thomas (newspaper proprietor) (1781–1860), founder of the ''South Australian Register'' * Robert McG. Thomas Jr. (1939–2000), American journalist * Robert Kyffin Thomas (1851–1910), South Australian newspaper proprietor * Robert Bailey Thomas, American publisher of the ''Old Farmers Almanac'' * Bob Thomas (reporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
