The Walking Dead, Twilight Zone and scores of other comics, books, movies and TV shows owe a debt of gratitude to former Mad magazine editor Al Feldstein, who died Tuesday at 88.While the Brooklyn-born cartoonist was best known as the man in charge of Mad for 28 years, he was also a pioneer in horror, science fiction and crime comics. Shockmaster Stephen King and horror director George Romero have both admitted to being inspired by the blood-soaked EC Comics.

read more  Today’s zombies owe debt to Mad Magazine genius Al Feldstein.