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In the early 1970s, Archie Enterprises Inc. went public.

Just over 10 years later, Louis Silberkleit's son Michael and John Goldwater's son Richard returned Archie Comic Publications to private ownership.

Michael Silberkleit served as chairman and co-publisher, while Richard Goldwater served as president and co-publisher.

Following Goldwater's death in 2007 and Silberkleit's in 2008, Silberkleit's widow Nancy and Goldwater's half-brother Jonathan became co-CEOs in 2009.

Nancy Silberkleit, a former elementary-school art teacher, was given responsibility for scholastic and theater projects, and Jon Goldwater, a former rock / pop music manager, was responsible for all the other company elements.

The company sued Silberkleit in July 2011, and Goldwater filed another lawsuit against her in January 2012, alleging she was making bad business decisions and alienating staff ; she in turn sued him for defamation.

As of February 2012, New York Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich, in Manhattan, fined Silberkleit $ 500 for violating the court's autumn order to temporarily barring her from the company's headquarters, and said the court might appoint a temporary receiver to protect the company's assets.