{"id":69759,"date":"2026-04-27T22:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/69759\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T22:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:47:31","slug":"former-marvel-comic-book-boss-gerry-conway-dies-at-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/69759\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Marvel comic book boss Gerry Conway dies at 73"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comic book giant and Brooklyn native <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marvel.com\/articles\/comics\/remembering-gerry-conway-1952-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gerry Conway has died<\/a>. He was 73.<\/p>\n<p>Marvel Comics announced the death of its famed writer and former editor-in-chief on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was thoughtful, deeply attuned to the emotional and moral core of storytelling, and a wonderful and articulate advocate for comics and creators,\u201d<br \/>Marvel Comics and Franchise President Dan Buckley wrote in a statement saying Conway will continue to inspire comic book fans and creators for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>Conway worked on stories featuring superheroes including \u201cSpider-Man,\u201d \u201cAvengers,\u201d \u201cIronMan,\u201d \u201cFantastic Four,\u201d \u201cThe Incredible Hulk\u201d and \u201cCaptain Marvel\u201d during a lifetime of storytelling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0176689\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">that began<\/a> professionally when he was 16 years old.<\/p>\n<p>He talked about succeeding fellow Marvel icon Stan Lee as the head writer for \u201cSpider-Man\u201d in a 2025 interview with comic site Sig Slayers. Conway conceded those were big shoes to fill for a teenager.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to create the violent ex-Marine character \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KyYaYNY2eKA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Punisher<\/a>,\u201d who\u2019s been feature in multiple movies and television shows. Conway liked how other writers further developed The Punisher after he moved on to other projects, but took issue with the way the character\u2019s skull logo was appropriated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/07\/14\/uvalde-video-officer-phone-ruben-ruiz-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">misguided law enforcement officers<\/a> and \u201cself-righteous jerks\u201d in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a bad guy, he knows he\u2019s a bad guy,\u201d Conway told Sig Slayers. \u201cHe thinks he\u2019s doing right, but we know he\u2019s doing wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Comicbook.com said Conway \u201cbriefly\u201d ran Marvel Comics before returning to writing with a pair of \u201cSpider-Man\u201d comic books in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0176689\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wrote for television shows<\/a> including \u201cMatlock,\u201d and the \u201cLaw &amp; Order\u201d franchise, according to IMDb.<\/p>\n<p>Conway<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gerryconway\/status\/1697288180834382164?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> told fans<\/a> on social media in 2023 that he\u2019d successfully been treated for pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles. Marvel didn\u2019t report on his cause of death.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bleedingcool.com\/comics\/gerry-conway-co-creator-of-the-punisher-jason-todd-has-died-aged-73\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Conway is survived by his writer wife<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/wzHQ_5Jnsl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Laura Beth Conway<\/a>, according to Marvel Comics\u2019 tribute.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Comic book giant and Brooklyn native Gerry Conway has died. He was 73. 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