Larry Welz, Cherry Poptart, Guilty, The Aardvark Annual, Mogambo, Bettie Page, Captain Guts, Gordo, Doctor Who.

I first met Larry Welz in the early 90's. He and his wife, Sharon, we always fun to talk to and was one of my highlights of going to Chicago every year. Over the years I bought quite a few pieces from Larry and am proud to say he is a friend on Facebook. Happy Birthday Larry !!!


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Birthdays

Karl Stevens 1978, graphic novelist, His first book, Guilty, was published in 2004 with a grant from the Xeric Foundation. He is also the author of Whatever (2008) and The Lodger (2010). His comic strips have appeared since 2005 in the alternative newsweekly the Boston Phoenix.

Greg Allen Theakston 1953, comic book artist, has worked for numerous publishers. In addition to his many contributions to books and magazines, he is known for developing the Theakstonizing process used in comics restoration. He has used the pseudonym Earl P. Wooten. In 1972 he began illustrating for men's magazines, including Gent, Dude and Nugget. As he built his portfolio, Theakston expanded to paperbacks and magazines, including Berkley Books, Dell, Ace, DAW, Zebra, Tor, St. Martin's Press, Warner, Ballantine Books, Belmont-Tower, If and Galaxy Science Fiction. Among other various assignments were jobs for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, Warren Comics, New York Daily News, Archie Comics, as well as periodicals magazines including National Lampoon, The New York Times, Kitchen Sink, Playboy, TV Guide and Rolling Stone. He was a Mad illustrator for ten years and has worked regularly with numerous comics publishers on projects such as Omega Men, Super Powers, DC Comics Presents, DC's Who's Who and Planet of the Apes. He contributed to Detroit's Fantasy Fans and Comic-collector's Group on their fanzine The Fan Informer (1968–71), as well as his own publication, The Aardvark Annual (1968). Theakston was also involved in the Detroit Triple Fan Fair, a multimedia convention from 1970 to 1978, eventually owning it after working on a dozen shows. An original member of The Crusty Bunkers, Theakston worked closely with Neal Adams at Continuity Associates between 1972 and 1979, producing animatics, storyboards, comic art and various commercial advertising assignments. Theakston's movie poster work includes Invaders From Mars, Silk Stockings, B'Wani Junction, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Jungle Book and Mogambo. Theakston has run Pure Imagination, a comic book and magazine publisher since 1975. His biographical work includes an estimated 200,000 words on Jack Kirby, his long-time friend and work associate, 250,000 words on Bettie Page, numerous pieces on great comic book artists, and pop culture figures for Pure Imagination and other publishers including, Mad, Penthouse and Playboy.

Larry Welz 1948, comic book artist, creator of Cherry Poptart (now known simply as Cherry). He is a noteworthy early contributor to the underground comics movement based in the San Francisco area in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1969 his work was published in Yellow Dog, a tabloid comic paper put out by the Print Mint in Berkeley, California. A partial list of additional comic books from the era featuring his work includes San Francisco Comic Book, Captain Guts, Funnybook, Bakersfield Kountry Komics, and American Flyer Funnies. Evolving out of early prototype stories in Funnybook and Bakersfield Kountry Komics, Welz created Cherry in the early 1980s. Cherry quickly became his most successful and well-known comic book character and series, with 22 issues to date and a variety of collections, posters, stickers, and even tattoos following.

Events

1941, The comic strip, Gordo by Gus Arriola begins.

1964, Dr. Who, six-part serial "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" airs.

1988, Star Trek:TNG, "The Child" airs.

1994, Star Trek:DS9, "Defiant" airs.

2001, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Fortunate Son" airs.

2009, Doctor Who: Dreamland is aired on BBC.