William M. Gaines

Born: 1922-03-01

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.


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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

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Released: 2010-11-09

A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as...

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Comic Book Confidential

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Released: 1989-06-14

A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents...

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AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS

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Released: 2020-05-06

Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE...

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