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Maxwell Charles Gaines (born Max Ginzberg, September 21, 1894 – August 20, 1947) was an American publisher and a pioneering figure in the creation of the modern comic book.
- Judgment Day. Write: Al Feldstein. Art: Joe Orlando. Originally appears in Weird Fantasy Vol.1 #18 (March/April 1953) A suited astronaut, emissary of the Galactic Republic, pays a visit to Cybrinia, a planet inhabited by robots.
- Cutting Cards. Writer/Art: Fred Peters. Originally appears in Tales from the Crypt Vol.1 # 32 (Oct 1952) An ingenious little tale about two gamblers who hold extreme grudges upon each other.
- Good Boy. Writer/Art: Graham Ingels. Originally appears in Crime SuspenStories Vol.1 #27 (Feb/March 1955) A father’s undying love for his son is at the heart of this devious little crime caper by Graham Ingels.
- Horror Beneath the streets! Writer/Art: Al Feldstein. Originally appears in The Haunt of Fear Vol.1 #3 (Sep/Oct 1950) At last, the truth of how the horror hosts of EC comics came to be!
A decade earlier, Max Gaines had been one of the pioneers of the comic book form, with Eastern Color Printing's proto-comic book Funnies on Parade, and with Dell Publishing's Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics, considered by historians the first true American comic book.
Oct 26, 2012 · The magazine's original publisher, Educational Comics (EC), was founded by Max Gaines in 1945 and specialized in titles such as Picture Stories from the Bible. But EC eventually gained notoriety...
Apr 29, 2004 · Max Gaines is rightly credited as the Father of the Comic Book, writes Digby Diehl in Tales from the Crypt: The Official Archives. By the mid-40s Max had his own company, which he...
Max Gaines (1894-1947) was a pioneering figure in the creation of modern comic books. He was co-publisher of All-American Publications, which introduced Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and Hawkman. He founded Educational Comics, producing the series 'Picture Stories from the Bible.'
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Biography. Known as the father of the modern comic book, Max Gaines was born in 1894 and died in 1947, a victi9m of a tragic boating accident. His son, William Gaines took over his father's company in 1950 when the younger Gaines was only 25 years of age.
