Gerry Conway

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Gerry Conway
Name	Gerard Francis Conway
Pseudonyms	Gerry Conway
Personal Information
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	September 10, 1952
Place of Birth	U.S.A., New York, New York City
Professional Information
Employers	Marvel Comics; DC
Titles	Writer, Editor, Editor-in-Chief
First Work	Unknown

Personal History

Gerard F. "Gerry" Conway was born September 10, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York City. He is an American writer of comic books and television shows. He is known for co-creating the Marvel Comics' vigilante the Punisher and scripting the death of the character Gwen Stacy during his long run on "The Amazing Spider-Man".

Professional History

At the age of 19, Conway began scripting "The Amazing Spider-Man", succeeding Stan Lee as writer of one of Marvel's flagship titles. His run, from issues #111–149 (August 1972 – October 1975), included the landmark death of Gwen Stacy story in No. 121 (June 1973).

Eight issues later, Conway and Andru introduced the Punisher as a conflicted antagonist for Spider-Man, as well as the Jackal. The Punisher went on to become a popular star of numerous comic books and has been adapted into three movies. Conway additionally wrote "Fantastic Four", from #133–152 (April 1973 – Nov. 1974).

In 1976, Gerry Conway was replaced with Archie Goodwin as Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics.

Gerry Conway is currently working on Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 3).

Work History

• 934 subjects created by "Gerry Conway"
• 127 works that were produced while "Gerry Conway" was Editor-in-Chief
• 24 works that "Gerry Conway" edited
• 502 works that "Gerry Conway" wrote

See Also

• 1 mention(s) of Gerry Conway
• 2 image(s) of Gerry Conway

Links and References

• http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Gerry_Conway
• Gerry Conway at the Comic Book DB
• Gerry Conway at the Grand Comics Database
• Star Trek Comics Checklist
• Gerry Conway at the Internet Movie Database
• TV.com: Gerry Conway
• The New York Times: Movies: Gerry Conway
• Women in Refrigerators: "Gerry Conway Responds"
• Gerry Conway interview, Alter Ego #14 (April 2002)
• Gerry Conway Interview - Four Color Memories (Dec 2009)
• Gerry Conway's blog