Bill Gaines

Bill Gaines

1922–1992 United States 78 series, 94 with collected and international editions 274 issues

5 awards

Bill Gaines is a comic creator with 274 credits from 1947 to 2025. Their credits include work on Vault of Horror, Tales from the Crypt and Weird Science. Work is catalogued across 94 series on VerseDB.

Name

Bill Gaines

Issues

274

Series

94

Collected Editions

16

Awards

ComicsPRO Industry Memorial Award (2016), Ghastly Awards - Hall of Fame Inductee (2012), Harvey Award - Jack Kirby Hall of Fame - Retroactive (1997), Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame (1993), Inkpot Award (1990)

Also Known As

William Gaines

Gender

Male

Birth Date

March 1, 1922

Death Date

June 3, 1992

Country

United States

Series

EC Cruel Universe

EC Cruel Universe (2025)

Limited Series

12 issues

EC Catacomb of Torment

EC Catacomb of Torment (2025)

Dark Horse Comics, Oni Press

14 issues

The Bitter End and Other Stories

The Bitter End and Other Stories (2024)

1 issue

EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories

EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories (2006)

Dark Horse Comics

3 issues

The EC Archives: The Vault of Horror

The EC Archives: The Vault of Horror (2014)

Collected Edition

Dark Horse Comics

5 issues

The EC Archives: MD

The EC Archives: MD (2021)

Collected Edition

Dark Horse Comics

1 issue

The EC Archives: Saddle Justice

The EC Archives: Saddle Justice (2021)

Collected Edition

Dark Horse Comics

1 issue

The EC Archives: Shock Illustrated

The EC Archives: Shock Illustrated (2021)

Collected Edition

Dark Horse Comics

1 issue

MAD Magazine

MAD Magazine (2018)

52 issues

Accidents and Old Lace and Other Stories

Accidents and Old Lace and Other Stories (2020)

1 issue

Issues

In a Strange Land; Catch & Kill; The Fittest; Derelict Ship

#1

In a Strange Land; Catch & Kill; The Fittest; Derelict Ship

EC Cruel Universe (2025)

Aug 06, 2025

What's the Deal with Voodoo?; Quintana Roo; Garden Variety; Halloween

#1

What's the Deal with Voodoo?; Quintana Roo; Garden Variety; Halloween

EC Catacomb of Torment (2025)

Jul 16, 2025

The EC Artists' Library Vol. 35

#1

The EC Artists' Library Vol. 35

The Bitter End and Other Stories (2024)

Dec 26, 2023

Volume 2

#2

Volume 2

EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories (2006)

Nov 15, 2022

Volume 2

#2

Volume 2

The EC Archives: The Vault of Horror (2014)

Jun 14, 2022

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

The EC Archives: MD (2021)

Aug 18, 2021

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

The EC Archives: Saddle Justice (2021)

Jun 30, 2021

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

The EC Archives: Shock Illustrated (2021)

Mar 31, 2021

Sergio's Travels

#17

Sergio's Travels

MAD Magazine (2018)

Dec 08, 2020

The EC Artists' Library Vol. 29

#1

The EC Artists' Library Vol. 29

Accidents and Old Lace and Other Stories (2020)

Nov 25, 2020

Frequent collaborators

Al Feldstein

Al Feldstein

Graham Ingels

Graham Ingels

Johnny Craig

Johnny Craig

Jack Kamen

Jack Kamen

Magica Quartet

Jack Davis

Jack Davis

Wally Wood

Wally Wood

Russ Cochran

Harvey Kurtzman

Harvey Kurtzman

Carlos Badilla

Carlos Badilla

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