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The video on this isn't great but it's watchable. It's a clip from the 1991 telecast of The Horror Hall of Fame, a syndicated awards show designed to honor grisly movies and all things macabre. This segment, which salutes and tells the story of EC Comics, features one of the last public appearances by EC (and MAD) publisher William M. Gaines, who passed away the following year. It nicely makes the point that Gaines, who was once pilloried as a purveyor of filth and depravity, lived long enough to see that work hailed as classic and beloved. And you also get a look at Joe Orlando, who drew some of that filth and depravity, and Al Feldstein, who edited and wrote it, and probably doesn't get enough credit for his work…