John L. Goldwater

John L. Goldwater
BornMax Leonard Goldwasser
(1916-02-14)February 14, 1916[1]
New York City, U.S.
DiedFebruary 26, 1999(1999-02-26) (aged 83)
New York City, U.S.
Area(s)Writer, Editor, Publisher
Notable works
Archie Andrews
Comics Code Authority
Co-founder of Archie Comics
Co-founder of Belmont Books

John Leonard Goldwater[2] (born Max Leonard Goldwasser,[3] February 14, 1916 – February 26, 1999) co-founded (with Maurice Coyne and Louis Silberkleit) MLJ Comics (later known as Archie Comics), and served as editor and co-publisher for many years. In the mid-1950s he was a key proponent and custodian of the comic book censorship guidelines known as the Comics Code Authority.

  1. ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JKPN-VYS : accessed 13 Mar 2013), John L Goldwater, 20 February 1999.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference IND was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Saunders, David. "LOUIS H. SILBERKLEIT (1900-1985)", Field Guide to Wild American Pulp Artists. Accessed Oct. 22, 2018.