Gahan Wilson

Gahan Wilson

Gahan Wilson was born in Evanston, Illinois on February 18th, 1930 and passed away at the age of 89 on November 21st, 2019.

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Gahan Wilson Stats: The most read book by Gahan Wilson on Book Notification is The Cleft and Other Odd Tales, a Collection. The second most read book is Come One, Come All, a Novella.

Below is a complete list of Gahan Wilson books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Matthew and Maria Looney Books in Publication Order (with Jerome Beatty Jr.)

Ranked by popularity, the top Matthew and Maria Looney books are Matthew Looney's Voyage to the Earth, Matthew Looney's Invasion of the Earth, and Matthew Looney and the Space Pirates.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Matthew Looney's Voyage to the Earth
1961
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2
Matthew Looney's Invasion of the Earth
1965
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3
Matthew Looney in the Outback
1973
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4
Matthew Looney and the Space Pirates
1974
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5
Maria Looney on the Red Planet
1977
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6
Maria Looney and the Cosmic Circus
1978
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7
Maria Looney and the Remarkable Robot
1978
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Eddy Deco's Last Caper
1987
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2
Everybody's Favorite Duck
1989
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

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1
9.3
Come One, Come All
1992
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List of Graphic Novels in Publication Order

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1
Nuts
1979
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top children's books are The Bang Bang Family, Harry and the Sea Serpent, and Harry, the Fat Bear Spy.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Harry, the Fat Bear Spy
1973
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2
The Bang Bang Family
1974
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3
Granny's Fish Story
1975
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4
Harry and the Sea Serpent
1976
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List of Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top collections are The Cleft and Other Odd Tales, Playboy's Gahan Wilson, and The Cracked Cosmos of Gahan Wilson.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The man in the cannibal pot;: Cartoons
1967
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2
6
Playboy's Gahan Wilson
1973
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3
The Weird World of Gahan Wilson
1975
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4
Gahan Wilson's cracked cosmos
1975
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5
The Cracked Cosmos of Gahan Wilson
1975
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6
Gahan Wilson's Favorite Tales of Horror
1976
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7
And Then We'll Get Him!
1978
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8
Is Nothing Sacred?
1982
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9
Gahan Wilson's America
1985
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10
Still Weird
1994
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11
Gahan Wilson's Even Weirder
1996
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12
7
The Cleft and Other Odd Tales
1998
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13
Gravediggers' Party
2002
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14
Gahan Wilson's Monster Party
2003
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15
The Best of Gahan Wilson
2004
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16
Gahan Wilson: 50 Years of Playboy Cartoons
2009
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17
Gahan Wilson Sunday Comics
2013
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18
Out There
2015
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List of Little Book Series III Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Little Purple Book of Phantasies
2019
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List of Paradox Press of Big Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Paradox Press of Big Books books are The Big Book of Freaks, The Big Book of Urban Legends, and The Big Book of the Weird Wild West.

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1
The Big Book of Urban Legends ( By: Robert Loren Fleming)
1995
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2
The Big Book of Death (By: Bronwyn Carlton)
1995
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3
The Big Book of Bad (By: Jonathan Vankin)
1995
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4
The Big Book of Weirdos
1995
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5
The Big Book of Freaks
1996
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6
The Big Book of Little Criminals ( By: George Hagenauer)
1996
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7
The Big Book of Hoaxes (By: Carl Sifakis)
1996
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8
The Big Book of Thugs (By: Joel Rose)
1996
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9
The Big Book of Martyrs (By: John Wagner)
1997
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10
The Big Book of the Unexplained (By: Doug Moench)
1997
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11
The Big Book of Scandal (By: Jonathan Vankin)
1997
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12
The Big Book of the Weird Wild West ( By: John Whalen)
1998
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13
The Big Book of Grimm (By: Wilhelm Grimm)
1999
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14
The Big Book of the '70s (By: Jonathan Vankin)
2000
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List of Gahan Wilson Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction Nineteenth Series
1971
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2
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 20th Series
1973
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3
Best From Fantasy And Science Fiction: 18th Series
1973
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4
Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1985
1985
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5
Murder for Christmas
1987
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6
Best New Horror 2
1991
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7
Still Dead
1992
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8
The Giant Book of Best New Horror
1993
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9
6.7
Snow White, Blood Red
1993
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10
Omni Best Science Fiction Three
1993
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11
Best New Horror 5
1994
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12
Great Writers and Kids Write Spooky Stories
1995
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13
Cthulhu 2000
1995
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14
8
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears
1995
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15
Gahan Wilson's the Ultimate Haunted House
1996
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16
Dark Terrors 5
2000
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17
October Dreams
2000
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18
Dark Masques
2001
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19
6
Beware! R.L. Stine Picks His Favourite Scary Stories
2002
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20
The Dark: New Ghost Stories
2003
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21
It Was a Dark and Silly Night...
2003
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22
Best New Horror 17
2006
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23
Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists
2011
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24
The Someday Funnies
2011
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25
Allen K’s Inhuman Magazine #6, Spring 2015
2014
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Gahan Wilson

Gahan Wilson was born on February 18th, 1930. Gahan passed away November 21st, 2019 at 89 years old. Gahan Wilson was born in Evanston, Illinois.

Gahan Wilson was the author of the Gahan Wilson Collections series which consists of 18 novels. The Gahan Wilson Collections series started in 1967 with the novel The man in the cannibal pot;: Cartoons. The most recently released novel in the Gahan Wilson Collections series was Out There which was released in 2015. There are no upcoming novels for the Gahan Wilson Collections series.

Gahan Wilson also wrote the Matthew and Maria Looney series which has 7 books including Matthew Looney's Voyage to the Earth and Matthew Looney's Invasion of the Earth.

Gahan Wilson: Awards & Accolades

Gahan Wilson has won multiple awards including: The World Fantasy Award, Convention Award, in 1981, Bram Stoker Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, in 1991 and the World Fantasy Award, Life Achievement, in 2004.

Gahan Wilson books have been nominated for multiple awards, Come One, Come All was nominated for the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction, in 1992. Snow White, Blood Red was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1994. The Cleft and Other Odd Tales was nominated for the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, in 1998 as well as the World Fantasy Award - Collection in 1999, British Fantasy Award - Best Anthology in 1999.

Related Authors

Fans of Gahan Wilson also enjoy these authors:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. Connie Willis, author of: Doomsday Book.
  3. John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War Series.
  4. C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles Of Narnia Series.
  5. Arthur Conan Doyle, author of: The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Gahan Wilson: F.A.Q

When was Gahan Wilson Born?

Gahan Wilson was born on February 18th, 1930.

When did Gahan Wilson die?

Gahan Wilson died on November 21st, 2019 at 89 years old.

Where was Gahan Wilson Born?

Gahan Wilson was born in Evanston, Illinois.

What awards has Gahan Wilson won?

Gahan Wilson has won the following awards: Convention Award at the World Fantasy Award (1981), Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bram Stoker Awards (1991) and the Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Award (2004).

What was the first book Gahan Wilson wrote?

The first book written by Gahan Wilson was Matthew Looney's Voyage to the Earth, published in 1961.

What was the most recent book Gahan Wilson wrote?

His most recently released work was A Little Purple Book of Phantasies on January 1st, 2019.

What is the most popular book by Gahan Wilson?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Gahan Wilson book is The Cleft and Other Odd Tales. Here are his most popular books:
  1. The Cleft and Other Odd Tales (7)
  2. Come One, Come All (9.33)
  3. Playboy's Gahan Wilson (6)

How many books has Gahan Wilson written?

Gahan Wilson has written 36 books across 10 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 7 books in the Matthew and Maria Looney Series
  • 2 Standalone Novels
  • 1 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 1 Graphic Novels
  • 4 Children's Books
  • 18 Collections
  • 1 book in the Little Book Series III Series
  • 2 books in the Paradox Press of Big Books Series

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