William Maxwell "Bill" Gaines was the publisher and co-editor of EC Comics, and publisher of Mad for over 40 years. Following a shift in EC's direction in 1950, Gaines was arguably the first publisher to oversee a line of comic books with sufficient artistic quality and interest to appeal to adults. Bill Gaines was the son of Max Gaines, who as publisher of the All-American Comics division of DC Comics was also an influential figure in the history of comics.

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  • William Maxwell "Bill" Gaines was the publisher and co-editor of EC Comics, and publisher of Mad for over 40 years. Following a shift in EC's direction in 1950, Gaines was arguably the first publisher to oversee a line of comic books with sufficient artistic quality and interest to appeal to adults. Bill Gaines was the son of Max Gaines, who as publisher of the All-American Comics division of DC Comics was also an influential figure in the history of comics. The elder Gaines tested the idea of packaging and selling comics on newsstands in 1933. In 1941, he accepted William Moulton Marston's proposal for the first successful female superhero, Wonder Woman.
  • William Maxwell Gaines, genannt Bill Gaines, war der Gründer des MAD-Magazins und Herausgeber mehrerer Comic-Serien, die künstlerisch überzeugen sollten und sich eher an Erwachsene denn an Kinder richteten.
  • William Maxwell Gaines (paremmin tunnettu Bill Gainesina), oli EC Comicsin julkaisija ja apulaispäätoimittaja sekä Madin julkaisija yli 40 vuoden ajan.
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  • William Maxwell "Bill" Gaines was the publisher and co-editor of EC Comics, and publisher of Mad for over 40 years. Following a shift in EC's direction in 1950, Gaines was arguably the first publisher to oversee a line of comic books with sufficient artistic quality and interest to appeal to adults. Bill Gaines was the son of Max Gaines, who as publisher of the All-American Comics division of DC Comics was also an influential figure in the history of comics.
  • William Maxwell Gaines, genannt Bill Gaines, war der Gründer des MAD-Magazins und Herausgeber mehrerer Comic-Serien, die künstlerisch überzeugen sollten und sich eher an Erwachsene denn an Kinder richteten.
  • William Maxwell Gaines (paremmin tunnettu Bill Gainesina), oli EC Comicsin julkaisija ja apulaispäätoimittaja sekä Madin julkaisija yli 40 vuoden ajan.
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