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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.
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.
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March 1, 1922 · New York, USA. Died. June 3, 1992 · New York City, New York, USA (undisclosed) Birth name. William Maxwell Gaines. Nickname. Bill. Mini Bio. 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).
- March 1, 1922
- June 3, 1992
Jun 4, 1992 · William M. Gaines, 70, founder and publisher of Mad, the first satirical magazine to appeal widely to adolescents of all ages, died June 3 at his home in New York. Mr. Gaines had been in ill...
- Claudia Levy
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 was...
Mad (stylized as MAD) is an American humor magazine first published in 1952. It was founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines, [2] launched as a comic book series before it became a magazine.
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). When the elder Gaines died in 1947 as a result of freak boating accident, the younger Gaines found himself publisher.
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