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William Maxwell "Bill" Gaines (/ ɡ eɪ n z /; 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.
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, magazine co-editors...
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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...
Jul 21, 2016 · CHICAGO (AP) — William Gaines, who won two Pulitzer Prizes as an investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune, has died. He was 82. Gaines, who battled Parkinson's disease for 15 years, died Wednesday morning in hospice care in Munster, Indiana, his daughter, Michelle, said Thursday.
Dec 31, 2022 · The life of William M. Gaines, Mad magazine’s unmistakable publisher, was as large as the man himself. By John Ficarra. December 31, 2022. Reading Time: 9 minutes. T he fax came into the offices of Mad magazine around 10:30 one winter morning in 1981.
- John Ficarra
May 14, 2024 · 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 magazine's editors said.
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.
