Roy Thomas joined the Marvel Bullpen as a writer and editor under
Stan Lee, scripting key runs of nearly every title of the time-
Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Daredevil, Doctor Strange,
Sub-Mariner, Thor, X-Men and more. He wrote the first 10 years of
Marvel's Conan the Barbarian and Savage Sword of Conan; and
launched such series as Defenders, Iron Fist, Invaders and Warlock.
At DC, he developed All-Star Squadron, Infinity Inc. and related
titles, proving instrumental in reviving the Golden Age Justice
Society of America. Thomas later became editor of Alter Ego, a
magazine devoted to comic-book history, and co-scripted the
sword-and-sorcery films Fire and Ice and Conan the Destroyer.
John Buscema (1927-2002) literally wrote the book on being a Marvel
artist - namely, How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way - and few were
better qualified. His career dated back to the Timely/Atlas era of
the late '40s and early '50s. Soon after beginning the Marvel Age
of Comics, Stan Lee recruited Buscema from the advertising field to
the Marvel Bullpen. Buscema followed a long run on Avengers with
the long-anticipated first Silver Surfer series. He subsequently
succeeded Jack Kirby on Fantastic Four, Thor and other titles. By
the time of his retirement in 1996, Buscema had penciled nearly
every Marvel title - including his personal favorite, Conan the
Barbarian.
Don Heck (1929-1995) worked for Harvey, Quality, Hillman and other
publishers before arriving at Atlas Comics, later Marvel, where he
penciled and inked stories for virtually every genre- crime,
horror, jungle, romance, war, Western and more. With Stan Lee and
others, he launched Iron Man, his supporting cast and his early
rogues gallery - including the Black Widow, Hawkeye and the
Mandarin. He also succeeded Jack Kirby on Avengers. At DC, his
artwork appeared in Justice League of America, Flash, Wonder Woman
and other titles.
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