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William M. Gaines

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70 Years Old

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.

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA on 1st March 1922

Died

3rd June 1992

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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
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Comic Book Confidential
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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
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AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS
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