EC Comics

Summary

EC Comics is a book publisher^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 is owned by DC Comics^[7].
• EC Comics's genre is crime comic^[8].
• EC Comics's genre is horror comics^[9].
• EC Comics's genre is science fiction comics^[10].
• EC Comics's genre is fantasy comics^[11].
• EC Comics's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[12].
• EC Comics's chief executive officer is recorded as William Gaines^[13].
• EC Comics's Commons category is recorded as EC Comics^[14].
• EC Comics's industry is recorded as publishing^[15].
• EC Comics's industry is recorded as comics industry^[16].
• 1944 marks the founding of EC Comics^[17].
• EC Comics's parent organization or unit is recorded as DC Comics^[18].
• EC Comics's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Periodical Publications, Inc.^[19].
• EC Comics's official website is recorded as http://eccomics.com/^[20].
• EC Comics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:EC Comics^[21].
• EC Comics's product or material produced is recorded as magazine^[22].
• EC Comics's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Entertaining Comics'}^[23].
• EC Comics's significant person is recorded as Al Feldstein^[24].
• EC Comics's significant person is recorded as Harvey Kurtzman^[25].
• EC Comics's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/San Diego State University^[26].

Body

Founding

EC Comics's founder is recorded as Max Gaines^[6]. 1944 marks the founding of it^[17].

Identity

EC Comics's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Entertaining Comics'}^[23].

Leadership

EC Comics's chief executive officer is recorded as William Gaines^[13].

Operations

EC Comics's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[12]. Parent organizations include DC Comics^[18], a comics publishing company^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1977^[29], headquartered in Burbank^[30] and National Periodical Publications, Inc.^[19], a comics publishing company^[31], in United States^[32].

Industry

Industries include publishing^[15] and comics industry^[16].

Ownership

EC Comics is owned by DC Comics^[7]. Its product or material produced is recorded as magazine^[22].

Why It Matters

EC Comics has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

It has been cited as an influence by Spain Rodriguez^[34], a writer^[35], 1940–2012^[36], of United States^[37], awarded the Will Eisner Hall of Fame^[38].

FAQs

Who did EC Comics influence?

EC Comics has been cited as an influence by Spain Rodriguez^[34].