Babylon 5, Steve Gerber, Howard the Duck, Winnie Winkle, Ben Casey, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Firefly, Jericho.

Three great shows in the past started today. Also check out the birthdays for the co-creator of Howard the Duck.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Robert Rusler 1965, actor, Max - Weird Science (1985), Lt. Warren Keffer - Babylon 5 (22 episodes, 1994-1995), Orgoth - Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "Anomaly", 2003).

Steve Gerber 1947, comic book writer, best known as co-creator of the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck. Other works include Man-Thing, Omega the Unknown, Marvel Spotlight: Son of Satan, The Defenders, and Marvel Presents: Guardians of the Galaxy. He was also known for including lengthy text pages in the midst of a comic book story, such as in Man-Thing, Howard the Duck, Son of Satan, Defenders, Nevada, and his graphic novel, Stewart the Rat.

Leonard John Crofoot 1948, actor, Lal (Mannequin) / Trent - Star Trek: The Next Generation (2 episodes, 1988-1990), Qomar spectator - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Virtuoso", 2000).

Victoria Dillard 1969, actress, Ballerina - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Where No One Has Gone Before", 1987).

Events

1920, Winnie Winkle comic strip by Martin Branner begins.

1964, First color Sunday strip of Ben Casey, by Neal Adams

1968, Star Trek:TOS, "Spock's Brain" airs.

1979, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century airs on NBC.

2002, Firefly airs on Fox.

2006, Jericho airs on CBS.