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Gerry Conway (10 September 1952–27 April 2026; age 73) was one of the primary writers of the Star Trek comic strip in 1983.
Conway was a professional writer from the age ofsixteen. He wrote a wide variety of materials including comic books, novels, short stories, screenplays, and television shows. In the comics industry, he is best known for his run on The Amazing Spider-Man, during which Gwen Stacey died and The Punisher was introduced to the Marvel universe. His other main creation was with Al Milgrom, the DC character Firestorm.
He authored the final five arcs of the series, beginning 14 February 1983 and ending 3 December 1983:
- #16 Sixteenth Story Arc
- #17: "Goodbye to Spock"
- #18: Eighteenth Story Arc
- #19 "The Retirement of Admiral Kirk"
- #20: Twentieth Story Arc