Marvel Comics: The Untold Story (73 page)

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