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William Maxwell "Bill" Gaines (/ ɡ eɪ n z /; 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 ...
Wallace Allan Wood (June 17, 1927 – November 2, 1981) [1] was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, widely known for his work on EC Comics's titles such as Weird Science, Weird Fantasy, and MAD Magazine from its inception in 1952 until 1964, as well as for T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and work for Warren Publishing's Creepy.
The company was founded by Chris Ferrell, former CEO of SouthComm Communications, and others in December 2017. [1]In January 2018, Endeavor acquired the Process Flow Network from Grand View Media.
Entertaining Comics, commonly known as EC Comics, was a major publisher of comic books in the 1940s and 1950s. The letters EC originally stood for Educational Comics. EC's Pre-Trend titles are those published by Max Gaines and his son William M. Gaines, who took over the family business after his father's death in 1947.
EC comics and Mad magazine publisher, William M. Gaines, in a 1983 interview with The Comics Journal revealed: After the Senate Subcommittee hearings, and this isn’t very well known, but I can prove it again, I sent a letter to every comics publisher, invited them to a meeting and footed the bill for the hall.
Confessions Illustrated was a black-and-white magazine published by EC Comics in early 1956. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, each magazine featured three to five stories. The format alternated blocks of text with several illustrations per page. [1] The first issue had a cover date of January–February 1956, but the second issue was the last.
Shock Illustrated was an American black and white magazine published by EC Comics from late 1955 to early 1956. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, each magazine featured three to five stories. [ 1 ] The artists drew one to four panels per page with the text overlaid onto the artwork.
Crime Illustrated was a black-and-white magazine published by EC Comics in late 1955 and early 1956. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, each magazine featured three to five stories. [ 1 ] The format alternated panels of typography with panels of illustrations.