Matt Baker, Phantom Lady, A Message From Mars, Prince Valiant, The Green Hornet, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Firefly, Groom Lake, Alice the Goon.

If you've ever wondered when Alice the Goon first appeared in print then today is the day for you to find out. Also I'd like to point out that Matt Baker was born on this day. I loved his Phantom Lady covers. He truly was a master at his craft.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Matt Baker 1921, comic book artist best known for the costumed crimefighter Phantom Lady and as the medium's first known African-American artist

Alphonse Ethier 1874, actor, The Messenger - A Message from Mars (1921)

Hal Baylor 1918, actor, Sammy Talbot - Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948), Pinky Thompson - Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950), Prison Guard - Prince Valiant (1954), Max - Spy-Henchman - Tobor the Great (1954), Gunner Blake - The Joe Palooka Story (1 episode, "The Long Wait", 1954), 2nd Tough - Steve Canyon (1 episode, "Operation Big Thunder", 1959), Driver - Dennis the Menace (1 episode, "Dennis and the Signpost", 1959), Harold / Red / Security Guard Jack Plummer - My Favorite Martian (4 episodes, 1964-1966), Mercury - Batman (3 episodes, 1967), Guard #1 / Friendly Guard - The Invaders (2 episodes, 1967), Lee - Tarzan (1 episode, "Jai's Amnesia", 1967), Policeman / Guard - Star Trek (2 episodes, 1967-1968), Jacko - Planet of the Apes (1 episode, "The Deception", 1974).

Anne Gwynne 1918, actress, Josephine Weaver - The Green Hornet (1940)[Ch. 3], Sonja - Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)[Chs. 2, 6-12], Tess Trueheart - Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947), Ruth Cannon - Meteor Man (1958).

Clegg Hoyt 1910, actor, Shopkeeper / Bus Driver - The Twilight Zone (2 episodes, 1961-1963), Transporter Chief Pitcairn - Star Trek (1 episode, "The Cage", 1986).

John Colicos 1928, actor, Kor - Star Trek (1 episode, "Errand of Mercy", 1967), The Governor - The Starlost (1 episode, "The Goddess Calabra", 1973), Ambassador Orrick - Wonder Woman (1 episode, "The Queen and the Thief", 1977), General Norbukov - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "The Moving Mountain", 1978), Baltar - Battlestar Galactica (22 episodes, 1978-1979), Quinn - War of the Worlds (2 episodes, 1989), Apocalypse- X-Men (11 episodes, 1992-1995), Kor - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (3 episodes, 1994-1998), Baltar - Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (1999).

Fionnula Flanagan 1941, actress, Tammy - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "Road to Nashville", 1976), Molly Brown - Voyagers! (1 episode, "Voyagers of the Titanic", 1983), Catarine - The Ewok Adventure (1984) (TV), Enina Tandro - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Dax", 1993), Dr. Juliana Tainer - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Inheritance", 1993), Vulcan Ambassador V'Lar - Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "Fallen Hero", 2002), Eloise Hawking - Lost (7 episodes, 2007-2010).

Tom Towles 1950, actor, Hon'Tihl - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Dramatis Personae", 1993), Dale - 3rd Rock from the Sun (1 episode, "Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick", 1996), Dr. Vatm - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Rise", 1997), Lund - Firefly (1 episode, "The Train Job", 2002), Dietz - Groom Lake (2002).

Events

1933, Alice the Goon appeared for the first time in Segar's Thimble Theatre Sunday comic strip.

1966, An open letter is published by a group of science fiction writers (including Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson and Theodore Sturgeon), warning fans about the possible cancellation of Star Trek and urging them to write letters to NBC.

1991, Design patents for a hypospray and a third phaser are issued. These are the final patents issued to date.

1991, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country soundtrack released.