CREATOR

Name: EC  Comics (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1944 by Maxwell 'Max' Charles Gaines  (1894-1947) and later continued by his son William 'Bill' Gaines (1922-1992). Officially stopped as an independent company in 1956 but continued under the auspices of DC Comics.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under EC in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: Initially, EC specialized in child-oriented and educational stories (the company started as Entertaining Comics), but switched to horror, satire, and science fiction. 

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1970*. Stopped in 1999 after 141 issues.

The series is a highly satirical, American magazine (see more HERE).

* Initially, the series started publishing in 1952 titled Mad.  The series on this page changed title numerous times during its run. Examples are Mad, Mad Super Special, and Ultra Mad.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

None.

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1970
#19 - 1975
#36 - 1981

#67 - 1989
#82 - 1992
#141 - 1999

 

 

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