Roy Thomas

[DoctorZero]

I'm also skeptical that Roy Thomas wanted the earths to be merged.  In fact, the merging led to the end of All Star Squadron.  Their successor, the Young All Stars featured the A S Ser's very infrequently.  Roy seemed alloyed and unsure of how to handle the problems presented with the JSA now being on the same earth all the time as the JLA.

As for Green Arrow and Speedy appearing in that photograph, I recall reading that the original intent of DC was that there was still supposed to have been a Golden Age Green Arrow and Speedy.  Why?  No one seemed to be sure, but Roy had the artist include them in the photograph.  My guess is the DC bigwigs mistakenly thought that the Golden Age GA and Speedy weren't Oliver Queen and Roy Harper.  That also explains the infamous newspaper headline in the final issue of COIE saying "Green Arrow and Speedy dead".  

Too true, Roy did tamper with established continuity with All Star Squadron.  He gave into temptation, like many writers before him, to include in characters like the Freedom Fighters and Capt. Marvel.  I never liked the idea that the Freedom Fighters migrated from Earth 2 to Earth X.  That was a bad idea on Roy's part.

[TELLE]

Has anybody read this?

http://x-worldcomics.com/YourVirtualStore/html/p18185.htm

HC-MARVEL VISIONARIES: ROY THOMAS

DUE JAN 2006


Written by ROY THOMAS Penciled by STAN GOLDBERG, GENE COLAN, DON HECK, JOHN BUSCEMA, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, MARIE SEVERIN, TOM SUTTON, GIL KANE, NEAL ADAMS, HERB TRIMPE, GEORGE PEREZ, ALAN WEISS, FRANK ROBBINS & JACKSON GUICE

Watch Roy Thomas take the Fantastic Four from the sublime to the ridiculous as the team confronts racism, social injustice and the Impossible Man! Meanwhile, the Vision joins the Avengers! The Hulk finds his way to “Heaven,” and Captain Marvel escapes the Murder Maze! The origin of the Invaders! Secrets of Doctor Strange revealed! Dracula in Salem and the X-Men in Japan! And who is Starr the Slayer? Plus: rarely seen stories from Marvel’s Silver Age of humor and romance! Collects MODELLING WITH MILLIE #44, TALES OF SUSPENSE #73; AVENGERS #35, #57-58 and #100; SUB-MARINER #8 & #14; NOT BRAND ECCH #12; CAPTAIN MARVEL #19; X-MEN #64; CHAMBER OF DARKNESS #4; AMAZING ADVENTURES #8; INCREDIBLE HULK #147; FANTASTIC FOUR #119 and #176; DRACULA LIVES #1; GIANT-SIZE INVADERS #1; and DOCTOR STRANGE #9. 352 PGS./Rated T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP

US$26.99

[DoctorZero]

It sounds like a good collection.  I've always liked Roy as a writer and thing that his career was great as a whole.  He had a few low points and did some uninspired issues, like his Legion of Super-Heroes ones.  His All Star Squadron was a good series and it's a shame that Crisis ended it for him prematurely.