A Conversation for History of Mad Magazine... Cheap!

And EC Stands for...

Post 1

5th Earth (speaker to the void)

Believe it or not, Educational Comics. Lord knows how the ended up making Mad. Also, technically the phrase "EC Comics" is redundant, though I won't nail you too hard for that.


And EC Stands for...

Post 2

(crazyhorse)impeach hypatia

i can tell you as a long time reader and collector of MAD.william gaines inherited the business from his fatherther who publpublished educational comics<smiley - wizard


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Post 3

Baron Grim

Interesting Trivia... William Gaines father is credited with inventing the comic book. Originally he just repackaged select sunday funnies.


And EC Stands for...

Post 4

Jerk Gently in The USA

Hey allsmiley - smiley

guess i could have included that bit about EC...i fergotsmiley - blush

another little thing about Maz gaines ... he had a hand in getting Superman Into comicssmiley - cool


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