Max Gaines
Max Gaines · Superhero Creators
Pioneer of the American comic book format with Famous Funnies (1933-34); co-founder of All-American Publications (Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Hawkman); founder of EC Comics
1894, New York City, New York, United States — 1947, Lake Placid, New York, United States
United States
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Max Gaines helped invent the American comic-book format, packaging reprinted newspaper strips into 'Famous Funnies' (1933–34), the first modern newsstand comic book, then co-founding All-American Publications (home of Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Hawkman) and founding EC Comics. Born Maxwell Ginzberg to a Jewish family in New York, he was one of the Jewish entrepreneurs who created the comic-book industry. His son William Gaines later turned EC into 'Mad' magazine.
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Source: Wikipedia (born Maxwell Ginzberg to a Jewish family in New York); ReformJudaism.org, 'How the Jews Created the Comic Book Industry'
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Pioneer of the American comic book format with Famous Funnies (1933-34); co-founder of All-American Publications (Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Hawkman); founder of EC Comics
Source: Wikipedia (born Maxwell Ginzberg to a Jewish family in New York); ReformJudaism.org, 'How the Jews Created the Comic Book Industry'
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