Roy Thomas is known for many things. He is one of the founding fathers of comicbook fandom with his contributions to Alter Ego. He was the first writer to take over Marvel's Editor-In-Chief position when Stan Lee stepped down. He brought the pulp hero Conan to the comic books. He is know for his love of golden age heros. Espically for his love of the Justice Society of America. To me he is bset known for bringing Capt. America, Bucky, Human Torch, Toro, and the Sub-Mariner together as the Invaders. I am almost certain that he brought his love of the JSA to the book. It transferred to the reader. The storied took place during WWII. They fought Hitler and all of the Nazi super agents like the Red Skull and newly created one for the book like Baron Blood.Roy started with a brief stay at DC but took a job as staff writer at Marvel. His knowledge of Marvel continuity up to that point got him promoted to editorial assistant. This position lead to him being the Editor-In Chief position. After awhile he was back at DC comics. He had a chance to realize his dream in creating All-Star Squadron. It took some heros of the JSA and other forgotten heros like Liberty Belle and Robotman to once again fight the good fight during WWII. It was successful enough that it got a spin off of Infinity Inc. It took place in present day and told the adventures of the children of the JSA.
While I liked the All-Star Squad, it seemed to lack something to me. Just as Mr. Thomas loved the JSA. I loved the Invaders. So happy anniversary to the Invaders and to Roy Thomas.
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