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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.
- Writer, Editor, Publisher
- William Maxwell Gaines, March 1, 1922, New York City, US
- June 3, 1992 (aged 70)
Feb 26, 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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 20, 2021 · Learn how William Gaines, the publisher of EC Comics, created Mad magazine with Harvey Kurtzman in 1952. Find out how Mad became a satirical icon and a target of censorship.
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.
- 140,000 (as of 2017)
- October/November, 1952; 71 years ago (original magazine), June 2018; 5 years ago (reboot)
- April 2018; 5 years ago (original magazine)
- Warner Bros. Discovery
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Gaines, William Maxwell. ( b. 1 March 1922 in New York City; d. 3 June 1992 in New York City), founding publisher of Mad magazine and creator and publisher of EC Comics, including Weird Science and Tales from the Crypt. Gaines was one of two children of Max C. Gaines, who published the first comic books in the 1930s, and Jessie Postlethwaite ...
Jun 4, 1992 · TIMES STAFF WRITER. 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...
