Daily Birthdays and Events in Sci-Fi, Comics and related areas

May 5, 2010

Stan Goldberg, Millie the Model, Mickey Mouse, Adam Hughes, This Earth is Mine, Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Invaders, The Last Starfighter.

Birthdays

Stan Goldberg 1932, comic book artist best known for his work as a flagship artist of Archie Comics and as a Marvel Comics' 1960s colorist, who helped design the original color schemes of Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and other major characters. Goldberg stopped freelancing for Marvel in 1969,[5] and for three years drew the DC Comics teen titles Date with Debbie, Swing with Scooter and Binky. Shortly afterward he began a decades-long association with Archie Comics, joining Dan DeCarlo, Henry Scarpelli and other artists in drawing the house-style misadventures of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie and the rest of the Riverdale High teens. Goldberg's work has appeared across the line, including in the flagship series, Archie — for which Goldberg has been the primary artist from at least the mid-1990s through mid-2006 — as well as in issues of Archie and Me, Betty, Betty and Me, Everything's Archie, Life with Archie, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals, Archie at Riverdale High, Laugh, Pep, Sabrina The Teenage Witch
Floyd Gottfredson 1905, cartoonist best known for his defining work on the Mickey Mouse comic strip. Gottfredson's first daily strip was published in newspapers on his 25th birthday, May 5, 1930. On January 17, 1932 he began work on the newly inaugurated Mickey Mouse color Sunday strip which, in addition to the daily, he continued through mid-1938.
Adam Hughes 1967, comic book artist known mostly for his renditions of pinup-style female characters, and his cover work on titles such as Wonder Woman and Catwoman. He has also had stints on Penthouse Comix, Legionaires and PlayStation Magazine. In late 1998 he began a successful five-year run as cover artist on DC Comics Wonder Woman, which brought him critical acclaim. He had successful runs on Tomb Raider from Top Cow Comics, and wrote and illustrated the interiors of the two-issue miniseries, Gen¹³: Ordinary Heroes from Wildstorm.
Alexander Lockwood 1902, actor, Smith - Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941), Gorham - Tales of Tomorrow (1 episode, "The Duplicates", 1952), Arthur Kelvaney - The Invisible Boy (1957), Dr. Regis - This Earth Is Mine (1959), Dr. Otis / Mr. Dickenson - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (2 episodes, 1960), Implantee - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).
William Wallace Denslow 1856, illustrator, illustrator and caricaturist remembered for his work in collaboration with author L. Frank Baum, especially his illustrations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Denslow was an editorial cartoonist with a strong interest in politics, which has fueled political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
John S. Ragin 1929, actor, John Finney / Kant - The Invaders (2 episodes, 1967), Flight Director - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, 1974), Dr. Christopher - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Suspicions", 1993).
Marc Alaimo 1942, actor, Hopper - Bionic Woman (1 episode, "African Connection", 1977), Pierce - Wonder Woman (2 episodes, 1979), Ernie / Captain Holt / Joe Lo Franco - The Incredible Hulk (3 episodes, 1978-1980), Donnie Armus - The Greatest American Hero (1 episode, "There's Just No Accounting...", 1982), Hitchhiker - The Last Starfighter (1984), Everett - Total Recall (1990), Police Captain Paul Bond - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "Black on White on Fire - August 11, 1965", 1990), Badar N'D'D / Commander Tebok / Gul Macet / Frederick LaRouque - Star Trek: The Next Generation (4 episodes, 1987-1992), Gul Dukat - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (35 episodes, 1993-1999).


Events

1997, Babylon 5 Episode 78 - "Conflicts of Interest" first aired
2007, Dr. Who, "The Lazarus Experiment" airs.

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