Air Pirates, Witchblade, Jason of Star Command, Iggy Pop,Odyssey 5, Captain Nice, The Green Hornet, Battlestar Galactica, Lost in Space, Batfink.

If you were a fan of Golden age comics then you'll still bristle over the events in 1954 on this day that changed comic books. In a matter of 3 days the woes of why the children of that era were acting out was blamed on comic books. I wonder what comics would be like today if no comic code had been put in place.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Dan O'Neill 1942, underground cartoonist, creator of the syndicated comic strip Odd Bodkins and founder of the underground comics collective the Air Pirates.

Michael Layne Turner 1971, comic book artist, primarily known for his work on Witchblade, Fathom, Superman/Batman, Soulfire, and various covers for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He was also the president of the entertainment company Aspen MLT.

Rod Loomis 1942, actor, Adron - Jason of Star Command (2 episodes, "Through the Stargate", "Face to Face", 1979), Dr. Paul Manheim - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "We'll Always Have Paris", 1988), Horace, the Butler - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "Blood Moon - March 10, 1975", 1993), Osric - Stargate SG-1 (1 episode, "The Quest: Part 1", 2006).

Iggy Pop (James Newell Osterberg Jr.) 1947, singer/actor, Monster From another Dimension - Rock & Rule (1983) (voice), Rat Face - Tank Girl (1995), Yelgrun - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "The Magnificent Ferengi", 1998), Newborn Baby - The Rugrats Movie (1998) (voice), Jerry - American Dad! (1 episode,"American Dream Factory", 2007), Lil' Rummy - Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States (13 episodes, 2007-2008). The character "Funboy" in the original The Crow (1994) was modeled after him. Computer animators on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) used his movement and body as a basis for the character Gollum.

Christopher "Chip" Mayer 1955, actor, Peranis - Xena: Warrior Princess (2 episodes, 1995), Man in Bar - Sliders (1 episode, "The Breeder", 1997), Guard - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang", 1999).

Leslie Silva 1968, actress, Sarah Forbes - Odyssey 5 (19 episodes, 2002-2003), Danica Erickson - Enterprise (1 episode, "Daedalus", 2005).

Charles Grodin 1935, actor, News Vendor - Captain Nice (1 episode, "One Rotten Apple", 1967), Fred Wilson - King Kong (1976), Vance Kramer - The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Nicky Holiday - The Great Muppet Caper (1981).

Christopher Dark 1920, actor, Henry 'Hank' Jaffe - World Without End (1956), Ralph Parr / Dr. Keith Brandon - Science Fiction Theatre (3 episodes, 1955-1956), Capt. Forsythe - Men Into Space (1 episode, "Building a Space Station", 1959), Tom Regan - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, "The Clown", 1960), Crazy Horse - The Time Tunnel (1 episode, "Massacre", 1966), Martin - The Green Hornet (2 episodes, "Invasion from Outer Space: Part 1 & 2", 1967), Sgt, Barker - Land of the Giants (1 episode, "The Deadly Dart", 1970).

Sidney Clute 1916, actor, Tommy - Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "Czar of the Underworld", 1953), Crew Chief Sgt. Gerke - Steve Canyon (4 episodes, 1958-1959), Max / Kurt - Hogan's Heroes (3 episodes, 1966-1967), Mr. Schwartz - The Six Million Dollar Man (2 episodes, "The Bionic Woman part 1 & 2", 1975), Inspector DeCarlo - The Amazing Spider-Man (1 episode, "The Deadly Dust: Part 1", 1978), Stone - Battlestar Galactica (1 episode, "Experiment in Terra", 1979).

Dee Hartford 1928, actress, Mrs. Clarke - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Invisibles", 1964), Gloria Sherwood - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "The Bewitchin Pool", 1964), Helen of Troy - The Time Tunnel (1 episode, "Revenge of the Gods", 1966), Miss Iceland - Batman (2 episodes, 1966), Verda / Nancy Pi Squared - Lost in Space (3 episodes, 1966-1968), Altha Franzen - Land of the Giants (1 episode, "Target: Earth", 1969).

Events

1954, In the Foley Square U.S. Courthouse in New York, a congressional subcommittee begins a three-day televised investigation of the causes of juvenile delinquency. The comic-book industry is vilified, leading to laws in several states restricting comic sales, and industry self-censorship.

1966, Batfink airs. It was created by Hal Seeger, to parody the popular Batman and The Green Hornet television series which had premiered the same year.

1990, Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue shown on all four TV networks.

1997, Babylon 5 Episode 76 - "Racing Mars" first aired

1997, Star Trek:DS9, "Ferengi Love Songs" airs.

1999, Star Trek:DS9, "Strange Bedfellows" airs.

2007, Dr. Who, "Daleks in Manhattan" airs.