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William Gaines

American publisher, known for EC Comics and Mad Magazine

Fame51.2
Momentum19.4
Wikipedia4.2K

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Lived 1922–1992, aged 70United States

United States ArtistsArtist

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8 languages
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1922–1992
Aged 70
Known for
Tales from the Crypt
1972

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Updated 2026-06-10

William Maxwell "Bill" Gaines 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.

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Momentum19.4

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Now attention5.7

Source confidence60.0

Completeness75.0

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Wikiquote
website · en.wikiquote.org
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ويليام جاينيس
wikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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William Gaines
wikipedia · ca.wikipedia.org
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