Biography
William Maxwell Gaines (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. He published the satirical magazine Mad for over 40 years.
He was posthumously inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame (1993) and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame (1997). In 2012, he was inducted into the Ghastly Awards' Hall of Fame.
Filmography
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Movies 7
self 3
Writer 2
TV Shows 1
Creator 1
Self (archive footage)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)
Movie
Comic Book
Bordello of Blood (1996)
Movie
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Creator / Comic Book
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
TV
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1922-03-01
Deathday1992-06-03 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States
Religionatheism
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsWill Eisner Hall of Fame, Inkpot Award
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