Courtesy of the Stout estate; pulled from Rex Stout's own archives; here is rarely seen memorabilia. Rex Stout's own description of his beloved character, written in 1949 and not meant for publication at the time:

Height 6 ft. Weight 180 lbs. Age 32.

Hair is light rather than dark, but just barely decided not to be red; he gets it cut every two weeks, rather short, and brushes it straight back, but it keeps standing up. He shaves four times a week and grasps at every excuse to make it only three times. His features are all regular, well-modeled and well-proportioned, except the nose. He escapes the curse of being the movie actor type only through the nose. It is not a true pug and is by no means a deformity, but it is a little short and the ridge is broad, and the tip has continued on its own, beyond the cartilage, giving the impression of startling and quite independent initiative. The eyes are grey, and are inquisitive and quick to move. He is muscular both in appearance and in movement, and upright in posture, but his shoulders stoop a little in unconscious reaction to Wolfe's repeated criticism that he is too self-assertive.

• Bullet for One: "...as his man Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday...."  
• Poison a la Carte: "...his assistant detective and man Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday...."  
• If Death Ever Slept: "...Nero Wolfe's man Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday...."  

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Read Yvette's blog about Archie Goodwin and the Corpus and some really great quotes from Archie: http://yvettecandraw.blogspot.com/

Archie frequently tells us what he (and sometimes Wolfe) eat. He tells us what his likes and dislikes are. He has Fritz to prepare most of his meals, but from his work schedule, his social life, or just for a change, he also eats out, and not always at Rusterman's or an equivalent restaurant. Click here to read all about what Archie has to say about his eating habits.