| Dann Thomas | |
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| Born | Danette Maxx Couto (1952-01-30)January 30, 1952 (age 74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area | Writer |
Notable works | All-Star Squadron Arak, Son of Thunder Avengers West Coast Infinity, Inc. Young All-Stars |
| Spouse | Roy Thomas |
Dann Thomas (bornDanette Maxx Couto,[1] January 30, 1952)[2] is an Americancomic book writer and is married to comic book writer and editorRoy Thomas. She has at times collaborated with her husband onAll-Star Squadron,Arak, Son of Thunder, theCrimson Avenger miniseries, andAvengers West Coast.
She married Roy Thomas in May 1981[3] andlegally changed her first name from Danette in the early 1980s.[4]
Dann Thomas' earliestcomic book credit appears on "The Sea of No Return" (credited as "Adapted from a story by Danette Couto") inSavage Sword of Conan #66 (July 1981).[5] Her husband credits her with the original idea forArak, Son of Thunder, noting, "Danette Couto (soon to be Dann Thomas) had this idea: What if a Native American had discovered Europe?"[1] He also credits her with initiating the concept behind their seriesCaptain Thunder and Blue Bolt (published byHero Comics in 1987-88 and 1992) and writing most of the dialogue.[6] She began co-writing theArak 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-wroteInfinity [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."[7] Dann Thomas co-wroteWonder Woman #300 (Feb. 1983)[8] and, as Roy Thomas noted in 1999 "became the first woman ever to receive scripting credit on the world's foremostsuper-heroine."[4] A rare example of Dann Thomas' solo writing appeared in theWally Wood'sT.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents series published byDeluxe Comics.[9] Roy Thomas' contractual obligations to DC Comics prevented him from working on the series but Dann Thomas was able to work on it.[10]
Dann Thomas' last new comic book writing appeared inCadillacs and Dinosaurs #9 (Nov. 1994), published byTopps Comics.[11]
In 2003, she obtained her Masters of Arts degree from California State University. Her thesis was entitled "Comic Books 1938-1945: A Study of the Evolution of Attitudes Towards the Enemy Nations and Their Populations In American Comic Books During World War II." In it, she credits her "husband, Roy Thomas, for his encouragement and support, and for the use of his library of comics-related materials."[12]
The super-heroineFirebrand of theAll-Star Squadron takes her civilian name, Danette Reilly, from Dann Thomas.[13] Dann Thomas co-wrote later issues ofAll-Star Squadron. Anothercharacter based upon Dann Thomas is a woman named Danette who appeared in the story "What If Conan the Barbarian Walked the Earth Today?" published inWhat If? #13 (Feb. 1979).[14]
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.
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