William M. Gaines

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.

Known For

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

When We Went MAD!

Comic Book Confidential

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis

All Movies (5)

• When We Went MAD!2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis2020 · as Self
• The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault2020 · as (archive footage)
• Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• Comic Book Confidential1989 · as Self