Gerry Conway
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- This article is on the comic book writer. For the drummer, see Gerry Conway (musician)
Gerry Conway (September 11, 1947 - ) is an American writer of comic books. He is best known for his runs on Amazing Spider-Man in the 1970s (which included the death of Gwen Stacy) and on Justice League of America in the 1970s and 1980s (which included the co-creation of the atomic-powered superhero Firestorm).
Conway was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, East Anglia, East of England, England, United Kingdom.
He was only nineteen years old when he began writing The Amazing Spider-Man. While praised for having had such talent that he was recognized at such a young age, he has also been criticized for not having had the maturity (at the time) to properly develop Gwen Stacy's character and thus deciding to kill her off.
In the early 1970s, Conway published two science fiction novels: The Midnight Dancers (part of the Ace Science Fiction Specials line) and Mindship.
He replaced Marv Wolfman as the seventh Editor In Chief of Marvel Comics in 1976. He resigned the position in 1977 and was replaced by Archie Goodwin .
Gerry moved into television writing in the 1980s, starting with Matlock and Jake and the Fatman. As of 2004, he is a writer and producer for Law & Order: Criminal Intent.Template:Comics-creator-stub