Stan Goldberg. Photo by Luigi Novi.

Veteran comics artist Stan Goldberg died August 31 at the age of 82 reports Mark Evanier. He suffered a stroke two weeks ago.

Goldberg went to work for Marvel when he was 17. He was best known as a Marvel Comics colorist and in the 1960s helped design the original color schemes of Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and other major characters.

He also drew thousands of pages for Archie Comics, a relationship that lasted 40 years.

In 2012, the National Cartoonists Society presented him with its prestigious Gold Key Award

[Thanks to David Klaus for the story.]