GOLDWATER, JOHN
 Name and vital stats
    GOLDWATER, JOHN [1906-99] (publisher; editor) NULL
 Biographical
    Aka JOHN LEONARD GOLDWATER NULL
 Note
    Traffic manager/president: Periodicals for Export [overseas distributor] 1930s > 30s
 Family in arts
    Granddaughter: Lisa Goldwater NULL
    Son: Dick Goldwater NULL
 Influences
    Superman NULL
 Member
    Anti-Defamation League (served as National Commissioner) NULL
    Comics Magazine Association of America (president '54-79; chair '79-90-) NULL
    Free and Accepted Masons (past master) NULL
    New York Society for the Deaf 1974-77 (president) > 74 75 76 77
 Print Media (non-comics)
    Co-owner: Belmont Books, Midwood, and Tower (partner: Louis Silberkleit) 1930s-70s > 30s 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70s
 Additional biography
    Best of Betty and Veronica Summer Fun 1991 [fanzine] NULL
    Comic Book Marketplace #69 July., 1999 NULL
    Comics Buyer's Guide, July 2, 1991 NULL
    Comics Journal #118 Dec., 1987 NULL
 Honors
    Garfield Lodge Award for Distingished Service NULL
    Jewish Deaf Association NULL
    William Penn College 1981 > 81
 Creator
    Director: ARCHIE; BLACK HOOD; SHIELD; HANGMAN; STEEL STERLING NULL
    Director: PUSSYCATS; THAT WILKIN BOY; MADHOUSE GLADS NULL
 Note on comics career
    c1960s Writer: Americana in Four Colors, published by Comics Magazine Assn. of America > 60s
    c1971 ARCHIE went public; John sold his shares to his son Dick in c82 > 71
 ARCHIE PUBLICATIONS
    ADVENTURES OF JAGUAR~ (co-own/publ) 1961-63 [Imprint: RADIO] > 61 62 63
    ADVENTURES OF LITTLE ARCHIE, THE~ (co-own/publ) 1956-83 > 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
    ADVENTURES OF PIPSQUEAK~ (co-own/publ) 1959-60 > 59 60
    ADVENTURES OF THE DOVER BOYS~ (co-own/publ) 1950 [Imprint: CLOSE-UP] > 50
    ADVENTURES OF YOUNG DOCTOR MASTERS~ (co-own/publ) 1964 > 64
    ALL NEW ADVENTURES OF THE MIGHTY CRUSADERS~ (co-own/publ) 1983 [Imprint: RED CIRCLE] > 83
    ARCHIE AND ME~ (co-own/publ) 1964-84 > 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    ARCHIE AS PUREHEART THE POWERFUL~ (co-own/publ) 1966-67 > 66 67
    ARCHIE AT RIVERDALE HIGH~ (co-own/publ) 1972-84 > 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    ARCHIE COMICS ANNUAL DIGEST~ (co-own/publ) 1975-84 > 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    ARCHIE COMICS ANNUAL~ (co-own/publ) 1950-75 > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
    ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST~ (co-own/publ) 1973-84 > 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    ARCHIE COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1942-84 began as [Imprint: MLJ] > 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    ARCHIE GIANT SERIES MAGAZINE~ (co-own/publ) 1954-84 > 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    ARCHIE'S DOUBLE DIGEST~ (co-own/publ) 1981-84 > 81 82 83 84
    ARCHIE'S JOKE BOOK MAGAZINE~ (co-own/publ) 1953-82 > 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
    ARCHIE'S MECHANICS~ (co-own/publ) 1954-55 > 54 55
    ARCHIE'S PAL, JUGHEAD~ (co-own/publ) 1949-87 > 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87
    ARCHIE'S PALS 'N' GALS~ (co-own/publ) 1952-84 > 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    ARCHIE'S RIVAL, REGGIE~ (co-own/publ) 1950-80 > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
    ARCHIE'S SUPER HERO SPECIAL DIGEST~ (co-own/publ) 1978-79 > 78 79
    ARCHIE'S TV LAUGH-OUT~ (co-own/publ) 1969-84 > 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    ARCHIE. . . ARCHIE ANDREWS, WHERE ARE YOU? DIGEST~ (co-own/publ) 1977-84 > 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    ARCHIE: OFFICIAL BOY SCOUT OUTFITTER~ (co-own/publ) 1946 > 46
    ARCHIE: THE ADVENTURER~ (co-own/publ) 1971 > 71
    BASICALLY STRANGE~ (co-own/publ) 1982 > 82
    BETTY AND ME~ (co-own/publ) 1965-84 > 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    BETTY AND VERONICA ANNUAL~ (co-own/publ) 1953-60 > 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
    BETTY AND VERONICA~ (co-own/publ) 1950-84 > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    BLACK HOOD COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1943-46 > 43 44 45 46
    BLACK HOOD, THE~ (co-own/publ) 1983 [Imprint: RED CIRCLE] > 83
    BLUE RIBBON COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1939-42 began as [Imprint: MLJ] > 39 40 41 42
    BLUE RIBBON COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1983-84 [Imprint: RED CIRCLE] > 83 84
    CAPTAIN HERO COMICS DIGEST MAGAZINE~ (co-own/publ) 1981 > 81
    CHILLING ADVENTURES IN SORCERY~ (co-own/publ) 1972-74 [Imprint: RED CIRCLE] > 72 73 74
    CHRISTMAS AND ARCHIE~ (co-own/publ) 1975 > 75
    COMET~ (co-own/publ) 1983 [Imprint: RED CIRCLE] > 83
    COSMO, THE MERRY MARTIAN~ (co-own/publ) 1958-59 > 58 59
    DARLING ROMANCE~ (co-own/publ) 1949-51 [Imprint: CLOSE UP] > 49 50 51
    DOUBLE LIFE OF PRIVATE STRONG~ (co-own/publ) 1959 > 59
    EVERYTHING'S ARCHIE~ (co-own/publ) 1969-84 > 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    FAUNTLEROY~ (co-own/publ) 1950-52 > 50 51 52
    FLY MAN~ (co-own/publ) 1965-66 [Imprint: RADIO] > 65 66
    FLY, THE~ (co-own/publ) 1959-65 [Imprint: RADIO] > 59 60 61 62 63 64 65
    FLY, THE~ (co-own/publ) 1983-84 > 83 84
    GINGER~ (co-own/publ) 1951-54 > 51 52 53 54
    HANGMAN COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1942-43 began as [Imprint: MLJ] > 42 43
    HIGH CAMP SUPERHEROES~ (co-own/publ) 1966 [Imprint: BELMONT] > 66
    JACKPOT COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1941-43 began as [Imprint: MLJ] > 41 42 43
    JOKEBOOK COMICS DIGEST ANNUAL~ (co-own/publ) 1977-83 > 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
    JOLLY JINGLES~ (co-own/publ) 1943-44 > 43 44
    JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS~ (co-own/publ) 1969-82 > 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
    JUGHEAD ANNUAL~ (co-own/publ) 1953-60 > 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
    JUGHEAD AS CAPTAIN HERO~ (co-own/publ) 1966-67 > 66 67
    JUGHEAD JONES COMICS DIGEST~ (co-own/publ) 1977-84 > 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    JUGHEAD WITH ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST~ (co-own/publ) 1974-84 > 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    JUGHEAD'S FANTASY~ (co-own/publ) 1960 > 60
    JUGHEAD'S FOLLY~ (co-own/publ) 1957 > 57
    JUGHEAD'S JOKES~ (co-own/publ) 1967-82 > 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
    KATY AND KEN VISIT SANTA WITH MISTER WISH~ (co-own/publ) 1948 > 48
    KATY KEENE 3-D~ (co-own/publ) 1953 > 53
    KATY KEENE ANNUAL~ (co-own/publ) 1954-59 > 54 55 56 57 58 59
    KATY KEENE FASHION BOOK MAGAZINE~ (co-own/publ) 1955-58 > 55 56 57 58
    KATY KEENE PINUP PARADE~ (co-own/publ) 1955-61 > 55 56 57 58 59 60 61
    KATY KEENE SPECTACULAR~ (co-own/publ) 1956 > 56
    KATY KEENE: CHARM~ (co-own/publ) 1958 > 58
    KATY KEENE: GLAMOR~ (co-own/publ) 1957 > 57
    KATY KEENE~ (co-own/publ) 1949-61 [Imprint: CLOSE-UP] > 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61
    KATY KEENE~ (co-own/publ) 1983-84 > 83 84
    LANCELOT STRONG, THE SHIELD~ (co-own/publ) 1983 [Imprint: RED CIRCLE] > 83
    LAUGH COMICS DIGEST~ (co-own/publ) 1974-84 > 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    LAUGH COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1946-84 > 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    LAUGH COMIX~ (co-own/publ) 1944-45 > 44 45
    LAUGH~ (co-own/publ) 1971-77 [Imprint: CLOSE-UP] > 71 72 73 74 75 76 77
    LI'L JINX GIANT LAUGHOUT~ (co-own/publ) 1971-73 > 71 72 73
    LI'L JINX~ (co-own/publ) 1956-57 > 56 57
    LIFE WITH ARCHIE~ (co-own/publ) 1958-84 > 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    LITTLE AMBROSE~ (co-own/publ) 1958 > 58
    LITTLE ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST ANNUAL~ (co-own/publ) 1977-84 > 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
    LITTLE ARCHIE IN ANIMAL LAND~ (co-own/publ) 1957/58 > 57 58
    LITTLE ARCHIE MYSTERY~ (co-own/publ) 1963 > 63
    MADHOUSE ANNUAL~ (co-own/publ) 1962-74 > 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74
    MADHOUSE ARCHIE'S MADHOUSE~ (co-own/publ) 1959-69 > 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69
    MADHOUSE COMICS DIGEST~ (co-own/publ) 1975-83 > 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
    MADHOUSE COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1974-82 [Imprint: RED CIRCLE] > 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
    MADHOUSE GLADS~ (co-own/publ) 1970-74 > 70 71 72 73 74
    MADHOUSE MA-AD ANNUAL~ (co-own/publ) 1969-70 > 69 70
    MADHOUSE MA-AD...~ (co-own/publ) 1969-70 > 69 70
    MIGHTY COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1966-67 [Imprint: RADIO] > 66 67
    MIGHTY CRUSADERS, THE~ (co-own/publ) 1965-66/83-84 [Imprint: ARCHIE ADVENTURE SERIES / RED CIRCLE] > 65 66 83 84
    MORE SEYMOUR~ (co-own/publ) 1963 > 63
    MY SON THE TEENAGER~ (co-own/publ) 1963 [Imprint: BELMONT] > 63
    OFFICIAL BOY SCOUT OUTFITTER~ (co-own/publ) 1946 > 46
    OFFICIAL SOUPY SALES~ (co-own/publ) 1965 > 65
    PAT THE BRAT COMICS DIGEST~ (co-own/publ) 1980 > 80
    PAT THE BRAT~ (co-own/publ) 1953/55-59 > 53 55 56 57 58 59
    PEP COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1940-87 began as [Imprint: MLJ] > 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87
    RED CIRCLE SORCERY~ (co-own/publ) 1974-75 [Imprint: RED CIRCLE] > 74 75
    REGGIE'S WISE GUY JOKES~ (co-own/publ) 1968-82 > 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
    ROMANCES OF YOUNG DOCTOR MASTERS~ (co-own/publ) 1965 [Imprint: BELMONT] > 65
    SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH~ (co-own/publ) 1971-83 > 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
    SAM HILL PRIVATE EYE~ (co-own/publ) 1950-51 > 50 51
    SEYMOUR MY SON~ (co-own/publ) 1963 > 63
    SHADOW, THE~ (co-own/publ) 1964-65 > 64 65
    SHE'S JOSIE~ (co-own/publ) 1963-69 > 63 64 65 66 67 68 69
    SHIELD-STEEL STERLING~ (co-own/publ) 1983 > 83
    SHIELD-WIZARD COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1940-44 began as [Imprint: MLJ] > 40 41 42 43 44
    SPECIAL COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1941 began as [Imprint: MLJ] > 41
    SUPER COPS~ (co-own/publ) 1974 > 74
    SUPER DUCK~ (co-own/publ) 1944-60 > 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
    SUPER HEROES VERSUS SUPER VILLAINS~ (co-own/publ) 1966 > 66
    SUZIE~ (co-own/publ) 1945-54 > 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
    TALES CALCULATED TO DRIVE YOU BATS~ (co-own/publ) 1961-62/66 > 61 62 66
    THAT WILKIN BOY~ (co-own/publ) 1969-82 > 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
    TOP-NOTCH COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1939-42 began as [Imprint: MLJ] > 39 40 41 42
    TOP-NOTCH LAUGH COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1942-44 began as [Imprint: MLJ] > 42 43 44
    TRS-80 COMPUTER WHIZ KIDS~ (co-own/publ) 1982-84 > 82 83 84
    WILBUR COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1944-59/63-65 > 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 63 64 65
    YOUNG DOCTOR MASTERS~ (co-own/publ) 1962 [Imprint: BELMONT] > 62
    ZIP COMICS~ (co-own/publ) 1940-44 began as [Imprint: MLJ] > 40 41 42 43 44
 Source (some data)
    JOHN L. GOLDWATER NULL