John L. Goldwater, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John L. Goldwater

Founder of "MLJ Comics"

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1916

Place of Birth: East Harlem, New York, United States

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1999

Profession: writer, publisher

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

John Leonard Goldwater (born Max Leonard Goldwasser, February 14, 1916 – February 26, 1999) founded (with Maurice Coyne and Louis Silberkleit) MLJ Comics (later known as Archie Comics), and served as editor and co-publisher for many years.
In the mid-1950s he was a key proponent and custodian of the comic book censorship guidelines known as the Comics Code Authority.