She-Dragon, Solar Man of the Atom, Saavik, SeaQuest DSV, 2012, Land of the Lost, Flash Gordon, Batman, Red Planet Mars, King of the Rocket Men.

Nothing was campier than Batman in the 1960's. Today was the first episode in 1966.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Franchesco 1965, comic book artist, best noted currently for She-Dragon.

Joe Quesada 1962, comic book editor, writer and artist. He is currently the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He started out as an artist in the early 1990s. His first widely distributed works were for Valiant Comics where he penciled interiors and covers for Ninjak, Solar, Man of the Atom and others.

Kirstie Alley 1951, actress, Saavik - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).

Rachael Harris 1968, actress, Rose - SeaQuest DSV (1 episode, "Before and After" 1997), Martis - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Before and After" 1997).

Oliver Platt 1960, actor, Rupert Burns - Bicentennial Man (1999), Voice of Hades - Wonder Woman (2009)(voice), Carl Anheuser - 2012 (2009).

Ron Harper 1935, actor, Uncle Jack - Land of the Lost (13 episodes,1976), Alan Virdon - Planet of the Apes (14 episodes, 1974).

Lew Gallo 1928, actor, Brooks / Lt. Engle / Mechanic - Twilight Zone (3 eps.1960-63) Kruger / Stroller - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (2 episode, 1966), Navy Lt. Charlie Anderson / Vokar - The Time Tunnel (2 episode, 1966-1967), Comdr. Fletcher- Lost in Space (1 episode, "Flight Into the Future", 1967).

Hans Rickheit 1973, cartoonist, Rickheit originally self-published minicomics which presented dark surreal vignettes and short stories, many of them directly inspired by dreams. He also produced short films. Rickheit followed these up with a longer work, Kill, Kill, Kill, In the late 1990s, Rickheit moved to the Boston area where he associated himself with the Zeitgeist Gallery located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

House Peters Jr. 1916, actor, Shark Man - Flash Gordon (1936/I)[Chs. 3-4], Henchman Earl - Batman and Robin (1949)[Chs. 7-15], Burt Winslow - King of the Rocket Men (1949), Military Police Captain - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Dr. Boulting - Mitchell's Assistant - Red Planet Mars (1952), Technician - Target Earth (1954), Policeman - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Mr. Bevis", 1960).

Tom Coleman 1897, actor, Miner at Colliery - The Invisible Man Returns (1940), Government Agent - Superman (1948)[Ch. 1].

Events

1966, "Batman" with Adam West and Burt Ward premieres on ABC TV

1967, Star Trek:TOS, "The Squire of Gothos" airs.

1968, Star Trek:TOS, "A Piece of the Action" airs.

1974, Star Trek: The Animated Series "The Jihad" airs.

2000, Star Trek:Voyager, "Fair Haven" airs.