Don Francks portrayed Wolfe's assistant and legman Archie Goodwin. Archie Goodwin, Wolfe's assistant and legman, was played by Joseph Julian. In 1974, Alex Comfort categorized more than 600 and Gershon Legman categorized 3,780. Lingle was known for his work as a legman covering gang-related crime stories. Legman spent several decades compiling specimens of bawdy humor including limericks. Legman was a regular contributor and eventually took over from Landesman as editor.