William Gaines

Comic Book Author

Birthday March 1, 1922

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Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Jun 3, 1992 (70)

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About

American publisher and editor of EC Comics. He is best known for publishing Mad Magazine for over 40 years.

Before Fame

He trained as an Army Air Corps photographer and later trained as a teacher at New York University.

Trivia

He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1997.

Family Life

He was married three times and had three children: Cathy, Wendy, and Christopher.

Associated With

Wally Wood was a contributor to EC Comics, which he edited.