Mad Magazine founder William M. Gaines interviewed in 1978

Sunday, July 31, 2011
An interview with Mad Magazine founder William M. Gaines, conducted July 15, 1978, at Chicago Comicon.

The great Dean Richards sits in at the middle.

At the end, the battery begins dying and recording speed goes haywire.

Presented here strictly for historical value; not an example of great interview technique. (What did I know in 1978, hah?)



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