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EC Comics and William Gaines

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Difference between EC Comics and William Gaines

EC Comics vs. William Gaines

Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books, which specialized in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction, and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, notably the Tales from the Crypt series. William Maxwell "Bill" Gaines (March 1, 1922 – June 3, 1992), was an American publisher and co-editor of EC Comics.

Similarities between EC Comics and William Gaines

EC Comics and William Gaines have 35 things in common (in Unionpedia): Al Feldstein, Al Williamson, Bernard Krigstein, Comics Code Authority, Crime SuspenStories, DC Comics, Frank Frazetta, Fredric Wertham, George Evans (cartoonist), Graham Ingels, Harvey Kurtzman, Horror fiction, Jack Davis (cartoonist), Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, John Severin, Johnny Craig, Larry Stark, List of Entertaining Comics publications, Mad (magazine), Max Gaines, New York University, Panic (comics), Ray Bradbury, Reed Crandall, Seduction of the Innocent, Shock SuspenStories, Tales from the Crypt (comics), The Vault of Horror (comics), Two-Fisted Tales, ..., United States Army Air Corps, Wally Wood, Warner Bros., Weird Science (comics), Will Elder. Expand index (5 more) »

Al Feldstein

Albert Bernard "Al" Feldstein (October 24, 1925 – April 29, 2014) was an American writer, editor, and artist, best known for his work at EC Comics and, from 1956 to 1985, as the editor of the satirical magazine Mad.

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Al Williamson

Alfonso "Al" Williamson (March 21, 1931 – June 12, 2010) was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western and science-fiction/fantasy.

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Bernard Krigstein

Bernard Krigstein (March 22, 1919 – January 8, 1990), was an American illustrator and gallery artist who received acclaim for his innovative and influential approach to comic book art, notably in EC Comics.

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Comics Code Authority

The Comics Code Authority (CCA) was formed in 1954 by the Comics Magazine Association of America as an alternative to government regulation, to allow the comic publishers to self-regulate the content of comic books in the United States.

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Crime SuspenStories

Crime SuspenStories was a bi-monthly anthology crime comic published by EC Comics in the early 1950s.

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DC Comics

DC Comics, Inc. is an American comic book publisher.

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Frank Frazetta

Frank Frazetta (born Frank Frazzetta; February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010) was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers and other media.

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Fredric Wertham

Fredric Wertham (March 20, 1895 – November 18, 1981) was a German-American psychiatrist and author.

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George Evans (cartoonist)

George R. Evans at the Social Security Death Index.

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Graham Ingels

Graham J. Ingels (June 7, 1915April 4, 1991) was a comic book and magazine illustrator best known for his work in EC Comics during the 1950s, notably on The Haunt of Fear and Tales from the Crypt, horror titles written and edited by Al Feldstein, and The Vault of Horror, written and edited by Feldstein and Johnny Craig.

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Harvey Kurtzman

Harvey Kurtzman (October 3, 1924 – February 21, 1993) was an American cartoonist and editor.

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Horror fiction

Horror is a genre of speculative fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle its readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror.

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Jack Davis (cartoonist)

John Burton "Jack" Davis, Jr. (December 2, 1924 – July 27, 2016) was an American cartoonist and illustrator, known for his advertising art, magazine covers, film posters, record album art and numerous comic book stories.

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Jack Kamen

Jack Kamen (May 29, 1920 – August 5, 2008) was an American illustrator for books, magazines, comic books and advertising, known for his work illustrating crime, horror, humor, suspense and science fiction stories for EC Comics, for his work in advertising, and for the onscreen artwork he contributed to the 1982 horror anthology film Creepshow.

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Joe Orlando

Joseph "Joe" Orlando (April 4, 1927 – December 23, 1998) was an Italian American illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist during a lengthy career spanning six decades.

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John Severin

John Powers Severin (December 26, 1921 – February 12, 2012) was an American comics artist noted for his distinctive work with EC Comics, primarily on the war comics Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat; for Marvel Comics, especially its war and Western comics; and for his 45-year stint with the satiric magazine Cracked.

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Johnny Craig

John Thomas Alexis Craig (April 25, 1926 – September 13, 2001), at the Social Security Death Index better known as Johnny Craig, was an American comic book artist notable for his work with the EC Comics line of the 1950s.

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Larry Stark

Larry Stark (born August 4, 1932 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is an American journalist and reviewer best known for his in-depth coverage of the Boston theater scene at his website, Theater Mirror.

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List of Entertaining Comics publications

Entertaining Comics, commonly known as EC Comics, was a major publisher of comic books in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Mad (magazine)

Mad (stylized as MAD) is an American humor magazine founded in 1952 by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines, launched as a comic book before it became a magazine.

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Max Gaines

Maxwell Charles Gaines (September 21, 1894 – August 20, 1947) was a pioneering figure in the creation of the modern comic book.

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New York University

New York University (NYU) is a private nonprofit research university based in New York City.

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Panic (comics)

Panic was part of the EC Comics line during the mid-1950s.

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Ray Bradbury

Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter.

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Reed Crandall

Reed Leonard Crandall (February 22, 1917 – September 13, 1982) at the Social Security Death Index, via GenealogyBank.com; and via, citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing. Retrieved on 22 February 2013. Neither gives specific day of death. First cite from the original on 22 February 2013; second cite from the original on 22 February 2013. was an American illustrator and penciller of comic books and magazines. He was best known for the 1940s Quality Comics' Blackhawk and for stories in EC Comics during the 1950s. Crandall was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2009.

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Seduction of the Innocent

Seduction of the Innocent is a book by American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham, published in 1954, that warned that comic books were a negative form of popular literature and a serious cause of juvenile delinquency.

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Shock SuspenStories

Shock SuspenStories was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s.

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Tales from the Crypt (comics)

Tales from the Crypt was an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series published by EC Comics from 1950 to 1955, producing 27 issues.

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The Vault of Horror (comics)

The Vault of Horror was an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series published by EC Comics in the early 1950s.

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Two-Fisted Tales

Two-Fisted Tales is an anthology war comic published bi-monthly by EC Comics in the early 1950s.

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United States Army Air Corps

The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was the aerial warfare service of the United States of America between 1926 and 1941.

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Wally Wood

Wallace Allan Wood (June 17, 1927 – November 2, 1981) was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, best known for his work on EC Comics's Mad and Marvel's Daredevil.

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Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

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Weird Science (comics)

Weird Science was an American science fiction comic book magazine that was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s.

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Will Elder

William Elder (born Wolf William Eisenberg; September 22, 1921 – May 15, 2008) was an American illustrator and comic book artist who worked in numerous areas of commercial art but is best known for a frantically funny cartoon style that helped launch Harvey Kurtzman's Mad comic book in 1952.

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EC Comics and William Gaines Comparison

EC Comics has 160 relations, while William Gaines has 77. As they have in common 35, the Jaccard index is 14.77% = 35 / (160 + 77).

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