Dann Thomas
Dann Thomas (born Danette Maxx Couto;[1] January 30, 1952)[2] is an American comic book writer and is married to comic book writer and editor Roy Thomas. She has at times collaborated with her husband on All-Star Squadron, Arak, Son of Thunder, the Crimson Avenger miniseries, and Avengers West Coast.
| Dann Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Danette Maxx Couto January 30, 1952 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | All-Star Squadron Arak, Son of Thunder Avengers West Coast Infinity, Inc. Young All-Stars |
| Spouse(s) | Roy Thomas |
She married Roy Thomas in May 1981[3] and legally changed her first name from Danette in the early 1980s.[4]
Biography
Dann Thomas' earliest comic book credit appears on "The Sea of No Return" (credited as "Adapted from a story by Danette Couto") in Savage Sword of Conan #66 (July 1981).[5] Her husband credits her with the original idea for Arak, Son of Thunder, noting, "Danette Couto (soon to be Dann Thomas) had this idea: What if a Native American had discovered Europe?"[1] She began co-writing the Arak title with issue #12 (Aug. 1982) and would work with Thomas on most of his projects afterwards. Roy Thomas explained in 2011 that "Dann and I co-wrote Infinity [Inc.] from the beginning, coplotting it, with Dann usually, if not always, doing the first draft on the script, which I then rewrote. Not that she was openly credited as co-writer right away; I had to take it slow in that area."[6] Dann Thomas co-wrote Wonder Woman #300 (Feb. 1983)[7] and, as Roy Thomas noted in 1999 "became the first woman ever to receive scripting credit on the world's foremost super-heroine."[4] A rare example of Dann Thomas' solo writing appeared in the Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents series published by Deluxe Comics.[8] Roy Thomas' contractual obligations to DC Comics prevented him from working on the series but Dann Thomas was able to work on it.[9]
Dann Thomas' last new comic book writing appeared in Cadillacs and Dinosaurs #9 (Nov. 1994), published by Topps Comics.[10]
Tributes
The super-heroine Firebrand of the All-Star Squadron takes her civilian name, Danette Reilly, from Dann Thomas.[11] Dann Thomas co-wrote later issues of All-Star Squadron, subsequent to the introduction of Firebrand. Another character based upon Dann Thomas is a woman named Danette who appeared in the story "What If Conan the Barbarian Walked the Earth Today?" published in What If? #13 (Feb. 1979).[12]
Bibliography
Blue Comet Press
- Crime Smasher Special Edition #1 (1987)
Dark Horse Comics
- Cormac Mac Art #1–4 (1990)
DC Comics
- Action Comics Weekly #623–626 (Shazam backup feature) (1988)
- All-Star Squadron #46, 51–55, 58–59, Annual #3 (1984–1986)
- America vs. the Justice Society #1–4 (1985)
- Arak, Son of Thunder #12–50, Annual #1 (1982–1985)
- Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! #16 (1983)
- Crimson Avenger #1–4 (1988)
- Infinity, Inc. #1–53, Annual #1–2, Special #1 (1984–1988)
- Jonni Thunder a.k.a. Thunderbolt #1–4 (1985)
- Last Days of the Justice Society Special #1 (1986)
- The New Teen Titans vol. 2 #38 (1987)
- Secret Origins #5 (Crimson Avenger), #26 (Miss America) (1986–1988)
- Shazam!: The New Beginning #1–4 (1987)
- Wonder Woman #300 (1983)
- Young All-Stars #1–31, Annual #1 (1987–1989)
Deluxe Comics
- Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1–2, 4 (1984–1986)
First Comics
- Alter Ego #1–4 (not to be confused with the magazine of the same name) (1986)
Hero Comics
- Captain Thunder and Blue Bolt #1–10 (1987–1988)
- Captain Thunder and Blue Bolt vol. 2 #1–2 (1992)
Marvel Comics
- The Avengers Annual #19–20 (1990–1991)
- Avengers Spotlight #37–39 (1990)
- Avengers West Coast #60–63, 65–94, 96, Annual #5–7 (1990–1993)
- Black Knight #1–4 (1990)
- Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #5–24, 26–40 (1989–1992)
- Eternals: The Herod Factor #1 (1991)
- Impossible Man Special #1 (1990)
- Iron Man Annual #11–12 (1990–1991)
- Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 2 #6–7 (1991)
- Nightmask #6–7, 10–12 (1987)
- Saga of the Sub-Mariner #1–12 (1988–1989)
- Savage Sword of Conan #66 (credited as "Danette Couto"), #190–195, 207–210, 225 (1981–1994)
- Spider-Woman #1–3 (1993–1994)
- Thor Annual #15 (1990)
Star*Reach
- Within Our Reach #1 (1991)
Topps Comics
- Cadillacs and Dinosaurs #9 (1994)
Screenwriting
References
- ^ a b Thomas, Roy (July 2005). "Roy Thomas Checklist". Alter Ego. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. 3 (50): 23.
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). . Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
- ^ Catron, Michael (August 1981). "Personal Notes". Amazing Heroes. Stamford, Connecticut: Fantagraphics Books (3): 23.
- ^ a b Thomas, Roy (Summer 1999). "The Secret Origins of Infinity, Inc". Alter Ego. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. 3 (1): 27.
- ^ Savage Sword of Conan #66 (July 1981) at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Thomas, Roy (2011). Alter Ego: Centennial (PDF). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-60549-031-1.
- ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1980s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
The Amazing Amazon was joined by a host of DC's greatest heroes to celebrate her 300th issue in a seventy-two-page blockbuster...Written by Roy and Dann Thomas, and penciled by Gene Colan, Ross Andru, Jan Duursema, Dick Giordano, Keith Pollard, Keith Giffen, and Rich Buckler.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Dallas, Keith (2013). "Chapter Five: 1984". American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1980s. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-1605490465.
- ^ Boyd, Jerry (February 2017). "Lightning Does Strike Twice! How the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents stormed back into comics in the 1980s". Back Issue!. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (94): 63–65.
- ^ Dann Thomas at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Thomas, Roy (January 2002). "Hail, Hail, Now the Gang's Really All Here!". Alter Ego. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. 3 (12): 31.
- ^ Christiansen, Jeff (January 3, 2004). "Danette". The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe. from the original on November 10, 2013.
External links
- at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Dann Thomas at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- Dann Thomas at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators