Dann Thomas (born Danette Maxx Couto; January 30, 1952) is an American

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

writer and is married to comic book writer and editor

Roy Thomas Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibl ...

. She has at times collaborated with her husband on ''

All-Star Squadron The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics superhero team that debuted in ''Justice League of America'' #193 (August 1981) and was created by Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler and Jerry Ordway. Although the team was introduced in the 1980s, its self-titled serie ...

'', ''

Arak, Son of Thunder Arak is a fictional comic book character and a superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in a special insert in '' The Warlord'' #48 (August 1981) and was created by Roy Thomas and Ernie Colón. Arak (Bright-Sky-After-Storm) is depict ...

'', the ''

Crimson Avenger The Crimson Avenger is the name of three separate fictional characters, superheroes and supervillains who exist in the DC Comics Universe. The character debuted in 1938 and is notable as the first masked hero in DC Comics. The first Crimson ...

'' miniseries, and '' Avengers West Coast''. She married Roy Thomas in May 1981 and legally changed her first name from Danette in the early 1980s.

Biography

Dann Thomas' earliest

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). Her husband credits her with the original idea for ''

'', noting, "Danette Couto (soon to be Dann Thomas) had this idea: What if a Native American had discovered Europe?" 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 nc.' 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." Dann Thomas co-wrote ''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...

'' #300 (Feb. 1983) and, as Roy Thomas noted in 1999 "became the first woman ever to receive scripting credit on the world's foremost super-heroine." A rare example of Dann Thomas' solo writing appeared in the ''

Wally Wood Wallace Allan Wood (June 17, 1927 – November 2, 1981) was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, widely known for his work on EC Comics's titles such as ''Weird Science (comic), Weird Science'', ''Weird Fantasy'', an ...

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents ''T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'' is a fictional team of superheroes that appeared in comic books originally published by Tower Comics in the 1960s. They were an arm of the United Nations and were notable for their depiction of the heroes as everyday pe ...

'' series published by

Deluxe Comics Deluxe Comics was a short-lived comic book publishing company which published one title, ''Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents''. History Deluxe Comics was a division of Singer Publishing, founded by David M. Singer (11 February 1957–24 Augus ...

. Roy Thomas' contractual obligations to DC Comics prevented him from working on the series but Dann Thomas was able to work on it. Dann Thomas' last new comic book writing appeared in '' Cadillacs and Dinosaurs'' #9 (Nov. 1994), published by

Topps Comics Topps Comics was a division of Topps, Topps Company, Inc. that published comic books from 1993 to 1998, beginning its existence during a short comics-industry boom that attracted many investors and new companies. It was based in New York City, at ...

Tributes

The super-heroine Firebrand of the

takes her civilian name, Danette Reilly, from Dann Thomas. 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).

Bibliography

Blue Comet Press

*''Crime Smasher Special Edition'' #1 (1987)

Dark Horse Comics

*''Cormac Mac Art'' #1–4 (1990)

DC Comics

*''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics ...

Weekly'' #623–626 (Shazam backup feature) (1988) *''

'' #46, 51–55, 58–59, ''Annual'' #3 (1984–1986) *'' America vs. the Justice Society'' #1–4 (1985) *''

'' #12–50, ''Annual'' #1 (1982–1985) *''

Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! ''Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!'' is a DC Comics series about a team of talking animal superheroes called the Zoo Crew. The characters first appeared in a 16-page special insert in '' The New Teen Titans'' #16 (February 1982), follo ...

'' #16 (1983) *''

'' #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 Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...

) (1986–1988) *'' Shazam!: The New Beginning'' #1–4 (1987) *''

'' #300 (1983) *''

Young All-Stars The Young All-Stars are a team of fictional DC Comics superheroes. They were created by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, and Michael Bair, and introduced in ''Young All-Stars'' #1, dated June 1987. The team members Tsunami, Neptune Perkins, and Dan the Dy ...

'' #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 ''Solo Avengers'' was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, and was a spin-off from the company's superhero team title '' The Avengers''. It was published for 20 issues (December 1987–July 1989) until it was renamed ''Avenger ...

'' #37–39 (1990) *'' Avengers West Coast'' #60–63, 65–94, 96, ''Annual'' #5–7 (1990–1993) *''

Black Knight The black knight is a literary stock character who masks his identity and that of his liege by not displaying heraldry. Black knights are usually portrayed as villainous figures who use this anonymity for misdeeds. They are often contrasted with t ...

'' #1–4 (1990) *''

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme ''Doctor Strange'' is a series of several comic book volumes featuring the character Doctor Strange and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original ''Doctor Strange'' comic book series that debuted in 1968. Publication history Docto ...

'' #5–24, 26–40 (1989–1992) *'' Eternals: The Herod Factor'' #1 (1991) *''

Impossible Man The Impossible Man is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #11 (February 1963), and was created by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby. The Impossible ...

Special'' #1 (1990) *''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...

Annual'' #11–12 (1990–1991) *'' Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 2 #6–7 (1991) *''

Nightmask Nightmask is a name and identity used by several fictional characters who appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first character to bear the name, Keith Remsen, was created by writer Archie Goodwin, and first appeared in ''Nightma ...

'' #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 Spider-Woman is the code name of several fictional characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first and original version is Jessica Drew (later impersonated by Veranke), the second version is Julia Carpenter, and the third vers ...

'' #1–3 (1993–1994) *''

Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, an ...

Annual'' #15 (1990)

Star*Reach

*''Within Our Reach'' #1 (1991)

Topps Comics

*'' Cadillacs and Dinosaurs'' #9 (1994)

Screenwriting

* '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (1985)

References

External links

*
Dann Thomas
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Dann 1952 births American comics writers DC Comics people Female comics writers Living people Marvel Comics writers People from South Carolina