LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 16: Comic book writer Gerry Conway attends the Seventh Annual Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con at the Las Vegas Convention Center on June 16, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for Amazing Comic Conventions)
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Gerry Conway, the former Marvel editor-in-chief who co-created “The Punisher” and worked on Spider-Man, Avengers, Iron Man and Captain Marvel comic book stories, has died.
Marvel Comics announced Conway’s death on Monday. He was 73.
“Gerry Conway was a gifted writer. He was thoughtful, deeply attuned to the emotional and moral core of storytelling, and a wonderful and articulate advocate for comics and creators,” said Dan Buckley, president of Marvel Comics and Franchise in a statement on Monday. “His writing has inspired all of us at Marvel, and will continue to inspire generations of writers, readers and fans to come.”
Marvel Comics current Editor-in Chief, C.B. Cebulski, reflected on Conway’s contributions in a statement, saying, “He thrilled us with new characters like the Punisher and broke our hearts in emotional tales like The Night Gwen Stacy Died, a story that affects Spider-Man to this day. Gerry Conway’s legacy has made an undeniable and indelible impact on the Super Hero stories we know and love. He will be dearly missed.”
Gerry Conway was born on Sept. 10, 1952 in Brooklyn, N.Y. According to Marvel, Conway as a youth wrote a fan letter to the company that appeared in Fantastic Four #50 in 1961. The company noted that Conway started writing his own comic books at age 16.
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