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Stan Goldberg

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Stan Goldberg Famous memorial

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
31 Aug 2014 (aged 82)
Queens, Queens County, New York, USA
Burial
West Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.7408, Longitude: -73.3911153
Plot
Section 2 Block 14 (PARK RESERVE- ISAIAH PARK)
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Comic Book Artist. He was legendary cartoonist best known for his "Archie" comic book character. In 1949, at age 16, he began his career as a staff colorist for Timely Comics and within two years became color department manager for Marvel Comics. With Marvel, he drew the Millie the Model titles, "Kathy", "My Girl Pearl", plus collaborated coloring for the company's early superhero “Fantastic Four”, “Incredible Hulk”, “Spider-Man” and other foundational comic characters. Leaving Marvel in 1969, he started with DC Comics where he drew the teen titles "Debbie", "Scooter" and "Binky" until 1972, when he began a decades long relationship with the “Archie" comic book series. His work also appeared across the entire DC Comics line to include "Jughead", "Josie and the Pussycats", "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and “Captain Carrot and the Amazing Zoo Crew”. He also drew the “Archie” newspaper strip, (1975-80). His final work for DC was released in 2010, however he continued to freelance for other companies, notably producing an Archie parody for Bongo Comics "Simpsons Comics", plus “Nancy Drew” and “Three Stooges” graphic novels for Papercutz. He was honored with an Inkpot Award in 1994, the Gold Key Award in 2002, 2012 and inducted into the National Cartoonists Hall of Fame in 2012. He died from complications of a stroke at age 82.
Comic Book Artist. He was legendary cartoonist best known for his "Archie" comic book character. In 1949, at age 16, he began his career as a staff colorist for Timely Comics and within two years became color department manager for Marvel Comics. With Marvel, he drew the Millie the Model titles, "Kathy", "My Girl Pearl", plus collaborated coloring for the company's early superhero “Fantastic Four”, “Incredible Hulk”, “Spider-Man” and other foundational comic characters. Leaving Marvel in 1969, he started with DC Comics where he drew the teen titles "Debbie", "Scooter" and "Binky" until 1972, when he began a decades long relationship with the “Archie" comic book series. His work also appeared across the entire DC Comics line to include "Jughead", "Josie and the Pussycats", "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and “Captain Carrot and the Amazing Zoo Crew”. He also drew the “Archie” newspaper strip, (1975-80). His final work for DC was released in 2010, however he continued to freelance for other companies, notably producing an Archie parody for Bongo Comics "Simpsons Comics", plus “Nancy Drew” and “Three Stooges” graphic novels for Papercutz. He was honored with an Inkpot Award in 1994, the Gold Key Award in 2002, 2012 and inducted into the National Cartoonists Hall of Fame in 2012. He died from complications of a stroke at age 82.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith


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GOLDBERG
STANLEY
BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER
GRANDFATHER AND FRIEND
MAY 5, 1932
AUG. 31, 2014
CHERISHED CARTOONIST
THAT BROUGHT JOY
TO SO MANY


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
  • Added: Sep 1, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135269029/stan-goldberg: accessed ), memorial page for Stan Goldberg (5 May 1932–31 Aug 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135269029, citing Beth Moses Cemetery, West Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.