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William M. Gaines
Writing
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 1417957
Known for: Writing
Born: March 1, 1922
Died: June 3, 1992
Age: 70
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2025
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.81
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Comic Book (2)Story (1)
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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Bordello of Blood
1996 • Movie
as Self
Comic Book Confidential
1989 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
When We Went MAD!
2025 • Movie
Story
The Vault of Horror
1973 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010 • Movie
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 • Movie
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020 • Movie
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as Self (archive footage)
When We Went MAD!
2025 • Movie
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020 • Movie
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010 • Movie
as Self
Comic Book Confidential
1989 • Movie