Tales of the Unexpected
, 263n
Tales of the Zombie
, 123
Tarantino, Quentin, 414
Tartaglione, John, 202, 251
Tarzan, 11, 14, 17, 193
T’Challa.
See
Black Panther
Technicolor, 312
Teen-Age Romance
, 39
Teen Titans, 229, 233, 244, 266, 272
Terminator 2
(film), 332
Terry and the Pirates
, 17
Tessie the Typist
, 26
Tet Offensive, 95
Texaco, 390
Texeira, Mark, 291
Thanos, 141
Thing, the (Ben Grimm), 2, 37–39, 46, 64, 71, 76, 133, 135, 194, 238, 265
Thomas, Jeanie, 129–31, 149–51
Thomas, Roy, 5, 75n, 90, 145, 174, 193, 201, 206–9, 220, 243, 254, 310
arrival at Marvel of, 58–60
artists and writers hired by, 79–81, 140, 143
caricatures of, 119, 163
and character development, 124, 129–30, 162, 428, 430
characters killed off by, 136–39
and creator’s rights, 248, 293, 401, 428
in conflicts with upper management, 149–50
at DC, 59, 174
departure from Marvel of, 150–53, 156, 165, 166, 188, 255
Goodman and, 100–101
invited to return to Marvel, 182–83
and Kirby’s departure from Marvel, 108
management approach of, 135–36, 157–58
marriage of, 93, 130–31, 149, 150, 182
Marvel staff recruited by, 62
and political messages in comics, 94–95
promoted to editor in chief, 121, 126, 129
at Topps Comics, 348
writer-editor position of, 83, 98–100, 114–16, 125, 136, 200, 219, 225–27, 233
X-Men revived by, 153–54
Thompson, Ben, 14
Thompson, Don and Maggie, 46n
Thor (Don Blake), 3, 56, 74, 123, 124, 176, 177, 358, 365
ancient alien visitors and, 86
animated cartoons of, 76, 231
artists for, 115, 127, 149, 265–66, 271
cancellation of, 373
counterculture and, 95
creation of, 40, 164, 263, 279, 360
credits on, 65–66
crossovers, 47
film projects, 244, 427
Inhumans and, 102
Kirby’s DC replacements for, 118
nemesis of, 71
new, Shooter’s concept for, 256–58, 265
radio series, 121
Ultimate, 413–14
writers for, 41, 45, 60n, 114, 115, 136, 157, 167, 198, 233
See also
Avengers
Three Stooges, 225
Thundaar the Barbarian
, 232
Thunderbird (John Proudstar), 154
Thunderbolts
, 420
Thundercats
, 290
Thunderstrike, 365
Thundra, 131
Tigra, 130
Timecop
(film), 355
Timely Comics, 3, 14–20, 22–23, 25, 28–34, 45, 68, 70, 75, 77, 94, 98, 105, 115n, 116, 155, 379, 380, 409
Timely
magazine, 11
Time
magazine, 27, 401
Titano, 35
Today
show, 292
Tokar, Rob, 352–53
Tomb of Dracula, The
, 112, 124, 131, 218, 310n, 392, 396, 401
Topps Comics, 348
Toro, 22
Torpey, Frank, 14
Tower Comics, 58, 70, 80, 87
Toy Biz, 344, 355, 381, 386, 389, 390, 392, 395–96, 400
Trans World Airlines (TWA), 390
Transworld Features Syndicate, 128, 153
Trimpe, Herb, 84, 87, 107, 129, 372, 374, 375
Trouble
, 420
Turner Entertainment Group, 385
Tuska, George, 57, 77–78, 87, 142n
Twentieth Century-Fox, 356, 380, 404, 405, 417, 426, 430
21st Century Films, 381
Twilight Zone
(television show), 34
Two-Gun Kid
, 33
Two Gun Western
magazine, 10
2001: A Space Odyssey
(film), 72, 164, 193
Typhoon, 154
U.S.A. Comics
, 20
U.S. News & World Report
, 353n
U.S. Steel, 390
Ultimate Adventures
, 418n
Ultimates, The
, 413–14, 424–25, 427
Ultimates line, 404
Ultraverse Comics, 367
Uncanny X-Men
.
See
X-Men
Unification Church, 179
Universal Pictures, 195, 208, 220, 244, 293, 294, 380, 427, 429
Urban Cowboy
(film), 244
USAgent, 365
USA Today
, 333, 339
Valentino, Jim, 336,429
Valiant/Voyager Comics, 312n, 347, 349, 392
Valkyrie (Barbara Norris), 159
Vampire Tales
, 123
Van Lustbader, Eric, 241
Variety
, 215, 332, 381
Vault of Horror
, 28
Venom, 318
Verpoorten, John, 68, 107, 111, 121, 124, 156, 158, 167, 181, 182, 193, 198, 201–2, 205, 217
Viacom, 292, 381
Vidor, King, 170
Vietnam War, 73, 93–95, 112, 136, 138, 141, 142, 358
Village Voice
, 60, 179, 206
Vision, the, 18, 98–99, 116, 160, 161, 285
Vohland, Duffy, 173n, 176–77
“Voices of Marvel, The” (recording), 54–55
Void Indigo
, 283, 315
Vonnegut, Kurt, 122
Voyager Communications, 330n
Wagner, Kurt.
See
Nightcrawler
Wagner, Robert, 171
Waid, Mark, 394
Waldenbooks, 233, 267
Walking Tall
(film), 145
Wallace, Don, 101, 102, 121
Wall Street
(film), 386
Wall Street Journal, The
, 60, 93, 425
Wal-Mart, 333, 405
Walt Disney Company, 24, 32, 143, 219, 232, 311, 312, 385, 386n, 412, 429, 430
Stores, 309, 362
Warhol, Andy, 60, 81
Warlock, 116, 150, 162–63, 177–78, 186, 197, 248, 252, 260, 283
War Machine, 365
Warner Bros., 32, 144, 215, 295, 395
Warner Publishing, 272
Warren, Jim, 81, 125
Warren Magazines, 126, 127, 220
Washington, George, 186
Washington Times
,
The
, 334
Wasp, the, 47, 56, 99, 242
Watcher, the, 72, 162, 213, 282
Watergate scandal, 141, 146, 150
Watson, Mary Jane, 82–83, 136–37, 165, 229, 309, 319, 322, 332, 365, 370, 375, 382, 426
Wattstax
(film), 133
WBAI radio station, 94n, 304
Weathermen, 108
Weathers, Carl, 261
Web of Spider-Man
, 282, 319
Wein, Glynis, 210
Wein, Len, 132, 138, 152, 154–56, 163, 198–99, 218, 238, 254, 269, 308n, 402, 429
Wolfman and, 126, 150, 158, 165–68, 177, 182, 184, 238, 254, 402, 429
Weird Science
, 52
Weisinger, Mort, 45, 59, 174–77, 207
Weiss, Alan, 140, 143, 145, 172, 186
Welles, Orson, 4
We Love Herb Trimpe
(film), 107
Welsh Publishing Group, 366
Wenner, Jann, 135
Werewolf by Night
, 112, 124
Wertham, Frederic, 29–31, 94
West, Mae, 171
Western Gunfighters
, 115
Western Publishing, 292
Weston Merchandising, 77
What If?
, 207–8, 250, 252