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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.
May 30, 2024 · 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.
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...
William M. Gaines. Writer: Perversions of Science. Willim Gaines became one of the most important figures in comic book and humor history by accident. Gaines' father, M.C. (Max) Gaines, was the publisher of Educational Comics (EC).
Jun 4, 1992 · 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 home,...
After Max Gaines died in a boating accident in 1947, his son William Gaines took over the company and was renamed Entertaining Comics. He printed more mature stories, delving into horror, war, fantasy, science-fiction, adventure, and other genres.
William M. Gaines. Writer: Perversions of Science. Willim Gaines became one of the most important figures in comic book and humor history by accident. Gaines' father, M.C. (Max) Gaines, was the publisher of Educational Comics (EC).
William Maxwell Gaines (March 1, 1922 – June 3, 1992), better known as Bill Gaines, 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...
Jun 4, 1992 · William M. Gaines, 70, who founded Mad magazine and gave comic book immortality to its mascot, Alfred E. Neuman, and his "What, me worry?" motto, died Wednesday, the...
Oct 11, 2005 · William Maxwell Gaines, the eccentric publisher of Mad magazine, which lampooned life's sacred cows with help from a goofy, gap-toothed mascot named Alfred E. Neuman, died Wednesday...
