Roy Thomas returns to Jackson

Jacob Wiegand

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and Jackson native Roy Thomas met with fans and signed autographs Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, in Jackson. Thomas is the co-creator of the character Wolverine and succeeded the late Stan Lee as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics.

Former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and Jackson native Roy Thomas speaks to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at the Montgomery Bank Conference and Training Center in Jackson. Thomas is the co-creator of the character Wolverine and succeeded the late Stan Lee as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and Jackson native Roy Thomas signs the Iron Man costume of Tristen Watkins of Marble Hill, 5, on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau County History Center in Jackson. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and Jackson native Roy Thomas meets with fans and signs autographs Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau County History Center in Jackson. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Carrie Walker has her picture taken by Justin Dambach, both from Jackson and now living in Cape Girardeau, next to a picture of the Marvel Comics character Captain America on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, on High Street in Jackson. On Saturday, former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, co-creator of the character Wolverine and Jackson native Roy Thomas met with fans at the Cape Girardeau County History Center in Jackson. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and Jackson native Roy Thomas meets with fans and signs autographs Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau County History Center in Jackson. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Fans stand in line to meet with former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and Jackson native Roy Thomas on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau County History Center in Jackson. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and Jackson native Roy Thomas signs a book while meeting with Regan Ernst, a Southeast Missouri State University junior from Springfield, Illinois, on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau County History Center in Jackson. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and Jackson native Roy Thomas folds his hands while speaking to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at the Montgomery Bank Conference and Training Center in Jackson. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and Jackson native Roy Thomas speaks to a crowd Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at the Montgomery Bank Conference and Training Center in Jackson. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and Jackson native Roy Thomas has his picture taken with Tyler Wolfsberger, president of the Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization, on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau County History Center in Jackson. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and Jackson native Roy Thomas has his picture taken with Tristen Watkins of Marble Hill, 5, on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau County History Center in Jackson. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)