About

Known credits:
8
Birthday:
1922-03-01
Place of birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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William M. Gaines

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2025 When We Went MAD! Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2020 AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS Actor Self 58
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2020 The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault Actor (archive footage) N/A
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2010 Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1989 Comic Book Confidential Actor Self 59
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Writing
1996 Bordello of Blood Writing Comic Book 58
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1995 Tales from the Crypt: You, Murderer Writing Writer N/A
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1973 The Vault of Horror Writing Story 59
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