Archie Comiics' Richard H. Goldwater Dies

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Richard H. Goldwater, president/co-publisher of Archie Comics, passed away on Oct. 2 after a battle with cancer. He was 71.

Goldwater's father, John Goldwater, was the creator of Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge. In 1941, John Goldwater and his business partners, Louis Silberkleit and Maurice Coyne, founded MLJ, the company that later came to be known as Archie Comic Publications. Richard joined the company after college and, after working his way up through the company, took the company private together with his life-long friend, Louis' son, Michael Silberkleit, chairman/co-publisher.

"I am proud to know that my good friend Richard played a major role in bringing America¹s favorite teenage humor characters into millions of American home," Silberkleit said. "I will miss him profoundly, both as a life-long friend and business partner."

"I worked with Richard for almost 50 years," said Victor Gorelick, vice president/managing editor. "He passed on his enthusiasm and love for the Archie characters to me. He was my boss and my friend. I'm going to miss him and our almost daily talks. While he would come into my office to go over cover ideas, story topics and editorial direction, we also enjoyed engaging in lively discussions about cars, food, boats and the good old days."