EC Comics

Summary

EC Comics is a book publisher^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of book_publisher entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (574 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• EC Comics is in the country of United States^[3].
• EC Comics's instance of is recorded as book publisher^[4].
• EC Comics's instance of is recorded as comics publishing company^[5].
• EC Comics's founder is recorded as Max Gaines^[6].
• EC Comics's owned by is recorded as DC Comics^[7].
• EC Comics's genre is recorded as crime comic^[8].
• EC Comics's genre is recorded as horror comics^[9].
• EC Comics's genre is recorded as science fiction comics^[10].
• EC Comics's genre is recorded as fantasy comics^[11].
• EC Comics's logo image is recorded as Eclogo.jpeg^[12].
• EC Comics's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[13].
• EC Comics's chief executive officer is recorded as William Gaines^[14].
• EC Comics's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150486497^[15].
• EC Comics's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008170408^[16].
• EC Comics's Commons category is recorded as EC Comics^[17].
• EC Comics's industry is recorded as publishing^[18].
• EC Comics's industry is recorded as comics industry^[19].
• +1944-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of EC Comics^[20].
• EC Comics's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0sycn^[21].
• EC Comics's parent organization or unit is recorded as DC Comics^[22].
• EC Comics's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Periodical Publications, Inc.^[23].
• EC Comics's official website is recorded as http://eccomics.com/^[24].
• EC Comics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:EC Comics^[25].
• EC Comics's product or material produced is recorded as magazine^[26].
• EC Comics's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Entertaining Comics'}^[27].

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Founding

EC Comics's founder is recorded as Max Gaines^[6]. +1944-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[20].

Identity

EC Comics's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Entertaining Comics'}^[27].

Leadership

EC Comics's chief executive officer is recorded as William Gaines^[14].

Operations

EC Comics's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[13]. Parent organizations include DC Comics^[22], a comics publishing company^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1977^[30], headquartered in Burbank^[31] and National Periodical Publications, Inc.^[23], a comics publishing company^[32], in United States^[33].

Industry

Industries include publishing^[18] and comics industry^[19].

Ownership

EC Comics's owned by is recorded as DC Comics^[7]. Its product or material produced is recorded as magazine^[26].

Why It Matters

EC Comics ranks in the top 5% of book_publisher entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (574 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

It has been cited as an influence by Spain Rodriguez^[36], a writer^[37], 1940–2012^[38], of United States^[39], awarded the Will Eisner Hall of Fame^[40].

FAQs

Who did EC Comics influence?

EC Comics has been cited as an influence by Spain Rodriguez^[36].