 In the season one episode "And All Through the House", the radio  announcer warns the "Gaines County Area" of the escaped maniac in a  Santa suit. This is a reference to William Gaines, publisher of the  comic books in the 1950s. Also, when the police officer calls the  wife, he says his name is "Feldstien", a reference to Al Feldstien,  one of Gaines top EC Comics employees.