Archie Goodwin

Archie Goodwin (died March 1, 1998) was a comic-book writer and editor for nearly forty years. Goodwin was one of the first to contribute to the Expanded Universe and created many characters for its rich history. Among the more notable characters and concepts Goodwin created were Beilert Valance, the House of Tagge and The Wheel.
Goodwin begin in the comics industry in the early 1960s writing stories for Harvey Comics and Warren Publishing. He then started writing scripts on the Secret Agent X-9 syndicated strip drawn by Al Williamson, as well as projects at Marvel Comics and DC Comics. In 1975 he became the editor-in-chief at Marvel, a position he held at the time that they acquired the comic-book rights to Star Wars.
==Biography==
Goodwin had a long stint on Marvel's Star Wars series, taking over from original writer Roy Thomas, and wrote over 30 issues, spanning three years. In addition to writing Star Wars, he was the title's editor and wrote the The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi comic adaptations.
After the passing of Russ Manning, and based on his work on the Marvel Comics series, Goodwin and longtime friend Al Williamson took over Manning's Star Wars syndicated newspaper strip. It was on this strip that Goodwin and Williamson began story arcs bridging the gap between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.
Goodwin died on March 1, 1998 due to cancer.
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*Pizzazz 7: Caverns of Mystery!
*Pizzazz 8: The Keeper's Secret!
*Pizzazz 9: The Final Fury!
*Pizzazz 10: The Kingdom of Ice!
*Pizzazz 11: The Snow Demons!
*Pizzazz 12: Treachery!
*Pizzazz 13: Death Trap!
*Pizzazz 14: Snow Fury!
*Pizzazz 15: The Ice Worm Cometh!
*Pizzazz 16: Showdown
*Star Wars (1977) 11
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*Star Wars (1977) 50
*Star Wars (1977) 98
*Return of the Jedi 1
*Return of the Jedi 2
*Return of the Jedi 3
*Return of the Jedi 4
*60: Pursuit!
*94–96: Way of the Wookiee!
*97–99: The Day after the Death Star!
*104–106: The Weapons Master!
*107–109: World of Fire!, Part I: World of Fire!
*110–112: World of Fire!, Part II: The Word for World is Death!
*113–115: World of Fire!, Part III The Guardian of Forever!
*Han Solo at Stars' End (adaptation of the novel by Brian Daley)
*The Bounty Hunter of Ord Mantell
*Darth Vader Strikes
*The Serpent Masters
*Deadly Reunion
*Traitor's Gambit
*The Night Beast
*The Return of Ben Kenobi
*The Power Gem
*Iceworld
*Revenge of the Jedi
*Doom Mission
*Race for Survival
*The Paradise Detour
*A New Beginning
*Showdown
*The Final Trap
*Classic Star Wars 1
*Classic Star Wars 2
*Classic Star Wars 3
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*Classic Star Wars 20
*Classic Star Wars Volume 1: In Deadly Pursuit
*Classic Star Wars Volume 2: The Rebel Storm
*Classic Star Wars Volume 3: Escape to Hoth
*Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1
*Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 2
*Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (TPB)
*Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - The Special Edition
*Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1
*Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 2
*Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (TPB)
*Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - The Special Edition
*Classic Star Wars Box Set
*Star Wars: The Special Edition Box Set
*Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End 1
*Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End 2
*Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End 3
*Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End
*Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld
*Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters
*Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil
*Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 7: Far, Far Away
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*Star Wars Insider 38
*Star Wars: Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy
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Category:Comic authors
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