William M. Gaines
Born: 1922-03-01 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 1992-06-03
Known For: Writing
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.
Filmography
2025
- When We Went MAD! as Self (archive footage)
2020
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as (archive footage)
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis as Self
2010
- Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics as Self (archive footage)
1996
- Bordello of Blood ... (Comic Book)
1992
- Tales from the Crypt - Uncut ... (Creator)
1989
- Tales from the Crypt ... (Comic Book)
- Comic Book Confidential as Self
1973
- The Vault of Horror ... (Story)