Richard H. Goldwater (July 25, 1936 – October 2, 2007) was an American comic book president and publisher of
Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.John L. Goldwater
John Leonard Goldwater (born Max Leonard Goldwasser;Saunders, David ''Field Guide to Wild American Pulp Artists''. Accessed Oct. 22, 2018. February 14, 1916 – February 26, 1999) co-founded (with Maurice Coyne (publisher), Maurice Coyne and Loui ...
as
MLJ Comics
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Goldwater originally joined his father's company after college, working various jobs before becoming editor-in-chief, with the goal to create family friendly comics. During this time Archie introduced ''
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
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'' and ''
Josie and the Pussycats
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'', and licensed properties like ''
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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'' and ''
Sonic the Hedgehog
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''.
Goldwater was also a factor in expanding the reach of Archie Comics internationally and translations into animated and live-action series and films.
Goldwater had three daughters, Lisa, Taylor, and Summer. He died of
cancer
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on October 2, 2007, in
Greenwich, Connecticut
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