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William Maxwell " Bill " Gaines ( / ɡeɪnz /; March 1, 1922 – June 3, 1992) was an American publisher and co-editor of EC Comics. Following a shift in EC's direction in 1950, Gaines presided over what became an artistically influential and historically important line of mature-audience comics.
William Maxwell Gaines (born March 1, 1922, New York, New York, U.S.—died June 3, 1992, New York City) was an American publisher who launched Mad magazine (1952), an irreverent monthly with humorous illustrations and writing that satirized mass media, politicians, celebrities, and comic books.
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Jul 20, 2021 · Learn how William Gaines, the publisher of EC Comics, created Mad magazine with Harvey Kurtzman in 1952. Find out how Mad became a satirical icon and a target of censorship.
William M. Gaines (1922-1992) was the son of EC Comics founder and became its publisher after his death. He was known for his horror, SF and humor comics, such as Tales from the Crypt, Weird Science and MAD Magazine.
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Jun 4, 1992 · William M. Gaines, who as publisher of Mad magazine conferred immortality on a goofy-faced, gaptoothed cover boy and the "What -- me worry?" motto, died yesterday at his home in Manhattan. He...
Jun 4, 1992 · TIMES STAFF WRITER. William M. Gaines, the iconoclastic founder and publisher of the 40-year-old satirical magazine Mad, died Wednesday. He was 70. Gaines died in his sleep at his Manhattan...
William Gaines. Products. Comics. Owner. Gaines family [1] Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books, which specialized in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction, dark fantasy, and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, notably the Tales from the Crypt series.
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