William M. Gaines
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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.
Date of Birth
Mar 1, 1922
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Date of Death
Jun 3, 1992
Gender
Male
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19961h 27 min
19951h 31 min
19897 Seasons
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