Archie Goodwin (b. 1937)

Born: 1937 September 8 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: 1998 March 1 in New York City, New York, United States
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Biography:

Archie Goodwin was an American comic book writer, editor, and artist. He worked on a number of comic strips in addition to comic books, and is known for his Warren and Marvel Comics work. For Warren he was chief writer and editor of landmark horror anthology titles Creepy and Eerie between 1964 and 1967. At Marvel, he served as the company's editor-in-chief from 1976 to the end of 1977. In the 1980s, he edited the publisher's anthology magazine Epic Illustrated and its Epic Comics imprint. He is also known for his work on Star Wars in both comic books and newspaper strips. He is regularly cited as the "best-loved comic book editor, ever."

Name:

  • Archie Goodwin
  • Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Archie Family name: Goodwin

Other Names:

  1. Robert Franklin Type: Pen Name
  2. Archie G. Type: Common Alternative Name
  3. Goodwin Type: Common Alternative Name
    Family name: Goodwin
  4. A. Goodwin Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: A. Family name: Goodwin
  5. Arch Goodwin Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Arch Family name: Goodwin
  6. R. S. Helm Type: Pen Name
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Signatures:

  1. aG [generic]
  2. G [generic]
  3. Goodwin [generic]
  4. Helm [generic]

Awards:

  1. 1971: Warren Awards - Best All Around Writer
  2. 1973: Shazam Award - Best Writer (Dramatic Division)
  3. 1974: Shazam Award - Best Writer (Dramatic Division)
  4. 1982: Inkpot Award - [no name]
  5. 1992: Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award - [no name]
  6. 1993: Eisner Award - Best Editor
  7. 1994: Squiddy Award - Favorite Editor
  8. 1997: Thompsons - Best Achievement by an Editor
  9. 1998: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Editor
  10. 1998: Eisner Award - Hall of Fame
  11. 1998: Squiddy Award - Editor
  12. 1998: National Book Awards (UK) - Roll of Honor
  13. 2008: Bill Finger Award - Deceased Creator
  14. 2013: Ghastly Awards - Hall of Fame Inductee

Awards for Issues:

  1. 1966: Alley Awards - Best Feature Story
    Flash Gordon (1966 series) #1
  2. 1993: Harvey Award - Special Award for Excellence in Production
    Batman: Night Cries (1992 series)
  3. 1993: UK Comic Art Award - Best Original Graphic Novel/One-Shot
    Batman: Night Cries (1992 series)
  4. 2000: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Reprint Graphic Album
    Manhunter: The Special Edition (1999 series)
  5. 2013: Harvey Award - Best Graphic Album - Previously Published
    Alien: The Illustrated Story (2012 series) [Regular Edition]
  6. 2014: Eisner Award - Best Comics-Related Book
    Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth (2013 series) [Hardcover]
  7. 2014: Eisner Award - Best Publication Design
    Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth (2013 series) [Hardcover]
  8. 2019: Eisner Award - Best Archival Collection/Project - Strips
    Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics (2017 series) #3

Awards for Stories:

  1. 1967: Alley Awards - Best Feature Story
    The Lost Continent of Mongo (Flash Gordon) comic story, 13p
  2. 1971: Warren Awards - Best Art
    Death's Dark Angel (Vampirella) comic story, 20p
  3. 1973: Shazam Award - Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic)
    Chapter 1: The Himalayan Incident (Manhunter) comic story, 8p
  4. 1974: Shazam Award - Best Individual Story (Dramatic)
    Gotterdammerung (Batman) comic story, 20p
  5. 1974: Shazam Award - Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic)
    Chapter 5: Cathedral Perilous (Manhunter) comic story, 8p
  6. 1981: Warren Awards - Best Art
    Call It Chaos! (Vampirella) comic story, 21p
  7. 1997: Eisner Award - Best Short Story
    Heroes (Batman) comic story, 8p

Schools:

  1. University of Oklahoma ? to ?

  2. School of Visual Arts [NYC] ? to 1958

Art Influences:

Archie Goodwin (b. 1937) stated influences by:
  1. Harvey Kurtzman (b. 1924)
  2. Leonard Starr (b. 1925)
Influences by Archie Goodwin (b. 1937) were stated by:
  1. Kurt Busiek (b. 1960)
  2. Howard Chaykin (b. 1950)
  3. Chuck Dixon (b. 1954)
  4. Augustine Funnell
  5. Paul Kupperberg (b. 1955)
  6. Steven Roman

Memberships:

  1. Academy of Comic Book Arts Type: member
    Notes: Past board member

Non Comics Works:

  1. Publication Title: Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (magazine) - Role: writer - Year: 1964
    Employer Name : Dell Magazines

  2. Publication Title: Redbook (magazine) - Role: assistant - Years: 1959 - 1960; 1963 - 1965
    Employer Name : Hearst Communications
    Notes: Assistant Art Director

  3. Publication Title: Weird Heroes (magazine) - Role: writer - Year: 1976
    Employer Name : Byron Preiss

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