William M. Gaines
Known for Writing · 5 credits
- Born
- 1922-03-01
- Died
- 1992-06-03
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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Movies (5)
About William M. Gaines
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. With 5 credits spanning from 1989 to 2025, William M. Gaines has appeared in 5 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular William M. Gaines Movies
- Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010) — as Self (archive footage)
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020) — as (archive footage)
- Comic Book Confidential (1989) — as Self
- When We Went MAD! (2025) — as Self (archive footage)
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis (2020) — as Self
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