Fringe, Godzilla, Lost, Nexus, The Moth, Steve Rude, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Cpt. America, Superman, King of the Rocket Men, Calvin and Hobbes

This is the day of beginnings and endings. A day to be happy and sad. On this day in 1990 The Sci-Fi channel began and fans were happy, but on this day in 1995 the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip ended after a ten year run and that made me and so many others sad.

I hope everyone has a great New Years Eve tonight with family and friends.


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Birthdays

Lance Reddick 1969, actor, Agent Phillip Broyles - Fringe (35 episodes, 2008-2010), Soldier on Manhattan Bridge - Godzilla (1998), Matthew Abaddon - Lost (4 episodes, 2008-2009).

Steve Rude 1956, comic book artist, Rude became widely known in the comics world when he and writer Mike Baron created Nexus, an independent science fiction comic book with a large supporting cast. For the Nexus series, Rude designed a dozen or so distinctive alien races, including the Thunes, the Amphibs, the Quattros, the Giz, the Demons, and others. Rude more recently co-created and penciled The Moth (with writer/inker Gary Martin) in 2004, while continuing to teach art classes and do commissioned work.

Stanley Price 1892, actor, Lab Worker Turned to Clay - Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)[Ch. 1], Captain Martin/Zugg Man - Buck Rogers (1939), Dr. Shang - Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)[Chs. 1, 13], Owens (henchman-driver) - Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)[Ch. 3-5], Barn Heavy QR10 - Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)[Ch. 8], Henchman Driver - Batman (1943)[Chs. 1-2], Barnes - Thug - The Masked Marvel (1943)[Ch. 2], Chief Chota - The Phantom (1943)[Chs. 1-3, 15], Purple Death Chemist - Captain America (1944)[Ch. 1], Duke - Imposter Candidate - Secret Agent X-9 (1945)[Chs. 5, 7, 9-10, 12-13], Native Chief - Brick Bradford (1947), Crandall the Thug - Superman (1948)[Ch. 3], Gunther Von Strum - King of the Rocket Men (1949), The Phantom Ruler - The Invisible Monster (1950).

Vernon Wells 1945, actor, Wez - Mad Max 2 (1981), Lord General - Weird Science (1985), Mr. Igoe - Innerspace (1987), Plughead - Circuitry Man (1990), Plughead - Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994), Mister Cutt - Space Truckers (1996), Morga - Conan the Adventurer (2 episodes, 1997), Squad Leader - Starforce (2000), Ransik - Power Rangers Time Force (35 episodes, 2001), Ransik - Power Rangers Wild Force (2 episodes, 2002), Acme VP, Child Labor - Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Network Head - The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010) (voice).

Events

1968, Filming for TOS: "Turnabout Intruder" begins.

1990, Star Trek:TNG, "The Loss" airs.

1990, The Sci-Fi Channel on cable TV begins transmitting.

1995, Calvin and Hobbe comic strip ends.

2999, fictional date that Futurama character Philip J. Fry comes out of cryogenic sleep.

Max Headroom, Deep Impact, Quantum Leap, Space Patrol, Doctor Who, Tumbleweed.

In 1950 what stories followed the 30th-century adventures of Commander-in-Chief Buzz Corry of the United Planets Space Patrol and his young sidekick Cadet Happy, as they faced nefarious interplanetary villains with diabolical schemes ? I think your answer is in the question but if you haven't guessed yet then see the events portion.


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Concetta Tomei 1945, actress, Blank Dominique - Max Headroom (7 episodes, 1987-1988), Minister Odala - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Distant Origin",1997), Patricia Ruiz - Deep Impact (1998).

Maureen Flannigan 1973, actress, Mika - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Covenant", 1998).

Noley Thornton 1983, actress, Lea DeCaro - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "Dreams - February 28, 1979", 1991), Clara Sutter - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Imaginary Friend", 1992), Taya - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Shadowplay", 1994).

Events

1950, Space Patrol begins as a half-hour show on Saturdays on ABC instead of a 15 minute show on a local Los Angeles station.

1972, Dr. Who, four-part serial "The Three Doctors" airs.

1996, Star Trek:DS9, "Rapture" airs.

1998, Star Trek:DS9, "It's Only a Paper Moon" airs.

2007, Tumbleweed comic strip by Tom K. Ryan ends.

Slave Labor Graphics, The Green Hornet Strikes Again!, Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders, Terry and the Pirates, The Lost Planet, Long Sam.

Are you curious as to the actual size of the Enterprise studio model delivered to the Desilu TV stage in 1964? Then check out the events portion and find your answer.


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Ariel Schrag 1979, cartoonist, Schrag self-published her first comic series, Awkward, depicting events from her freshman year, originally selling copies to friends and family. Slave Labor Graphics subsequently reprinted Awkward as a graphic novel, followed by three more books based on her next three years of school: Definition, Potential, and Likewise.

Pierre Watkin 1887, actor, Boss Crogan - The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940), Police Commissioner J.R. Weston - The Shadow Returns (1946), Prof. Salisbury - Brick Bradford (1947), Perry White - Superman (1948), Perry White - Atom Man vs. Superman (1950), Police Chief Pat Patton - Dick Tracy (3 episodes, 1950-1951), Harry Green / Admiral / Sir Lancelot - Adventures of Superman (4 episodes, 1952-1958), Editor Ned Hilton - The Lost Planet (1953), RCMP Commissioner Morrison - Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders (1953)[Chs.1,10-12], Dr. Morgan - Captain Midnight (1 episode, "The Deadly Project", 1954), Mayor Bremer - Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), Spokesman at Press Conference - It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958).

Forrest Taylor 1883, actor, Cmdr. Grant - Dick Tracy Returns (1938)[Ch. 10], Mr. Stevens - Airplane Designer - Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)[Ch. 8], Black - Henchman - The Phantom Creeps (1939)[Ch. 9], Mr. Drake - Terry and the Pirates (1940), Snipe - Foranti Thug - The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)[Ch. 14], Voice of The Gargoyle - The Spider Returns (1941), Netzikoff's Butler - Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)[Ch. 2], Prof. Arnold Leeds - Superman (1948)[Chs. 3-4], Prof. Edmund Dorn - The Lost Planet (1953).

Events

1946, Milton Caniff leaves Terry and the Pirates strip. George Wunder takes over.

1962, Long Sam comic strip by Al Capp ends.

1964, The 11-foot Enterprise studio model is delivered to Desilu by Richard C. Datin, Jr..

1966, Star Trek:TOS, "Shore Leave" airs.

1967, Star Trek:TOS, "The Trouble with Tribbles" airs.

Conan the Barbarian, Spider-Man, Thor, Doctor Strange, A for Andromeda, Doctor Who, Tobor the Great, Tarzan, Star Trek, Uhura.

The world of comics books and sci-fi are both being represented by birthdays today. Stan Lee and Nichelle Nichols are both celebrating.


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Birthdays

Janice Chiang 1955, comic book artist, Chiang has been particularly associated with include Conan the Barbarian (1982–1990), Alpha Flight (1987–1994), Iron Man (1987-1990), Ghost Rider vol. 2 (1990–1996), What If? (1990–1995), and Impulse (1999–2002). Chiang has also worked as a comic book colorist, most notably for Guardians of the Galaxy #49–54 (1994).

Stan Lee 1922, comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. In collaboration with several artists, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Avengers, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, and many other fictional characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. In addition, he headed the first major successful challenge to the industry's censorship organization, the Comics Code Authority, and forced it to reform its policies. Lee subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware 1967, comic book artist and cartoonist, widely known for his Acme Novelty Library series, and the graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth.

Noel Johnson 1916, actor, J.M. Osborne - A for Andromeda (6 episodes, 1961), Osborne - The Andromeda Breakthrough (6 episodes, 1962), Priestland - Doomwatch (1 episode, "The Logicians", 1971), Charles Grover M.P.- Doctor Who (8 episodes, 1967-1974).

Billy Chapin 1943, actor, Brian 'Gadge' Roberts - Tobor the Great (1954).

Nichelle Nichols 1932, actress, Ruana - Tarzan (2 episodes, 1966), Uhura - Star Trek (68 episodes, 1966-1969), Uhura / Dr. Sarah April / Karla Five - Star Trek: The Animated Adventures (22 episodes, 1973-1974) , Lt. Cmdr. Uhura - Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Cmdr. Uhura - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Cmdr. Uhura - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Cmdr. Uhura - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Cmdr. Uhura - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), Uhura - Star Trek Adventure (1991), Cmdr. Uhura - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Host - Inside Space (1992) TV series, Thoth Khepera - Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "Avatar", 1994), Sagan, High Priestess of Pangea - The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (1995) (TV), Diane Maza - Gargoyles (3 episodes, 1994-1996), Miriam the Vampire Queen - Spider-Man (2 episodes, 1997), Chief - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (1 episode, "The Yukari Imprint", 2000), Nana Dawson - Heroes (5 episodes, 2007), CJ - The Cabonauts (1 episode, "Pilot", 2009), Senator - Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010) (TV).

Events

1988, Last day of filming on Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

Adventures of Captain Marvel, Space Patrol, X-Men: The Last Stand, Doctor Who, The Tomorrow People, Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere.

Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere is released in 1951. The serial included several science fiction gadgets of the era. The Opticon Scillometer was used for looking through walls. Objects were made to disappear with the Isotropic Radiation Curtain. The Mu-ray Camera could photograph lingering images after the event. Temporary madness could be caused with the Psychosomatic Weapon. A variation on Radar was entitled the Radionic Directional Beam and the Radionic Guide. Pretty cool gadgets for the time.


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Carman Maxwell 1902, actor/voice actor/animator , voiced Bosko from 1929 - 1938. Bosko was the star cartoon character for Warner Bros. for a few years in the early 30s. Carman also was an animator from 1922 - 1934.

George Pembroke 1901, actor, Dr. Stephen Lang - Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)[Ch. 1-9], Dr. James Jordan - Captain Midnight (1942), Air Raid Warden - The Masked Marvel (1943)[Ch. 1], Namgib / Jewel Smuggler - Dick Tracy (6 episodes, 1950), Fred / Carl Marsden - Space Patrol (2 episodes, 1952-1953), Dr. Benton - Science Fiction Theatre (1 episode, "Beam of Fire", 1956).

Aaron Stanford 1979, actor, John Allerdyce / Pyro - X2 (2003), John Allerdyce / Pyro - X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).

Christopher Benjamin 1934, actor, Henry Gordon Jago / Sir Keith Gold - Doctor Who (12 episodes, 1970-1977), Middlemass - The Tomorrow People (5 episodes, 1994), Colonel Hugh Curbishley - Doctor Who (1 episode, "The Unicorn and the Wasp", 2008).

Events

1951, Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere is released.

1995, Timemaster is released.

John Severin, Two-Fisted Tales, Captain Savage, What The?, Sgt fury and his Howling Commandos, King Kull, Bat Lash, Wonder Woman, Target Earth, Batman

For all of us in Canada I hope you are enjoying Boxing Day with family and friends.


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Birthdays

John Severin 1921, comic book artist noted for his distinctive artwork with EC Comics, primarily on the war comics Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat; for Marvel Comics, primarily on its war and Western comics; and for the satiric magazine Cracked. In the 1960s, Severin did extensive work as penciler, inker or both on such series as The Incredible Hulk, The 'Nam, Conan the Barbarian, Captain Savage, What The?! and Semper Fi. As inker, Severin teamed with penciler Dick Ayers on an acclaimed run of the World War II series Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, beginning with #44 (July 1967). In the 1970s, he collaborated with his sister, comic-book artist Marie Severin, on Marvel's sword and sorcery series King Kull. In the 2000s, Severin contributed to Marvel's The Punisher; DC Comics' Desperadoes, Suicide Squad, American Century, Caper, and Bat Lash; and Dark Horse Comics' Conan and B.P.R.D..

Chuck Hicks 1927, actor, Maynard Flash / Mover - The Twilight Zone (2 episodes, 1963), Soldier - The Time Tunnel (1 episode, "Merlin the Magician", 1967), Tut's Guard / Tutling - Batman (4 episodes, 1966-1968), Recruit #1 - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "Task Force", 1976), Thomson - Wonder Woman (1 episode, "The Girl from Ilandia", 1978), Sarkis - The Powers of Matthew Star (1 episode, "The Accused", 1982), Military Officer - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Encounter at Farpoint", 1987), Senior Officer - The Flash (1 episode, "Sins of the Father", 1990), The Brow - Dick Tracy (1990).

Kathleen Crowley 1931, actress, Nora King - Target Earth (1954), Sophia Starr - Batman (2 episodes, 1966).

Joseph Baker 1977, comic book artist, penciller for Marvel Comics.

Events

1968, Fourth day of filming on TOS: "All Our Yesterdays".

Tarzan Comic Strip, Forbidden Planet, Gargoyles, Warehouse 13, One Hour in Wonderland, Doctor Who.

Merry Christmas Everyone !!!


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Birthdays

Burne Hogarth 1911, cartoonist, illustrator, educator, author and theoretician, best known for his pioneering work on the Tarzan newspaper comic strip and his series of anatomy books.

Allen Adler 1916, writer, he wrote the story for the screenplay for Forbidden Planet. In addition to Forbidden Planet, Adler has a story credit for the film The Giant Behemoth (1958)

CCH Pounder 1952, actress, Mama Harper - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "Black on White on Fire - August 11, 1965", 1990), Bertha - RoboCop 3 (1993), Stonecutter - Biker Mice from Mars (1993) TV series (unknown episodes), Agent Lucy Kazdin - The X-Files (1 episode, "Duane Barry", 1994), Desdemona - Gargoyles (2 episodes, 1995), Anchor Woman - Batman Beyond (1 episode, "Rebirth: Part 1", 1999), Virtual News Anchor #1 - Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) (TV) (voice), The Stranger - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Decompression", 2000), Amanda Waller / Elderly Woman / Queen - Justice League (9 episodes, 2004-2006), Moat - Avatar (2009), Mrs. Irene Frederic - Warehouse 13 (12 episodes, 2009-2010).

Events

1950, The first Disney TV special, One Hour in Wonderland airs on NBC, sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company (cost US$100,000). Walt Disney and several Disney cartoon characters make their TV debut. Walt's daughter Sharon also appears. The show previews portions of the film Alice in Wonderland. About 20 million viewers watch the show.

1983, The ABC TV network airs Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade for the first time.

2005, Dr. Who, "The Christmas Invasion " airs.

2006, Dr. Who, "The Runaway Bride " airs.

2007, Dr. Who, "Voyage of the Damned" airs.

Flash Gordon, The Phantom, Captain America, Adv. of Captain Marvel, UFO, Planetfall, War of the Worlds, Strange World, Hawkworld.

Since there are no events today I think you should look over the birthdays. There are some pretty cool people who have made sci-fi better with their roles.


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Birthdays

John Bagni 1910, actor, Hawkman Throne Room Guard - Flash Gordon (1936/I)[Chs. 5-9], Gray, Pick-up Thug - Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)[Chs. 14-15], Henchman Cowan - Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)[Ch. 2-10], Pete, Heavy - Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)[Chs. 13-14], Moku - The Phantom (1943), Henchman Monk - Captain America (1944), Native - Cobra Woman (1944).

John Levene 1941, actor, SS Guard - Adam Adamant Lives! (1 episode, "A Sinister Sort of Service", 1967), Interceptor Pilot - UFO (1 episode, "Close Up", 1970), Sergeant Benton / RSM Benton (73 episodes, 1967-1975), Angry Videophone Alien - Planetfall (2005) (voice), Communications Captain - Automatons (2006).

Neil C. Vipond 1929, actor, Reverend - War of the Worlds (1 episode, "A Multitude of Idols", 1988), Darok - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Once More Unto the Breach", 1998), Kleg, Flying Instructor - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Natural Law", 2001).

Timothy Carhart 1953, actor, Mac Elroy - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "Nuclear Family - October 26, 1962", 1991), Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Hobson - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Redemption II", 1991), Virgil Incanto - The X-Files (1 episode, "2Shy", 1995), Dr. Earl Rayder - Strange World (1 episode, "Spirit Falls", 1999), Phillip MacIntosh - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Upgrade", 2002).

Tim Harkins 1958, comic book letter artist, Since his start in the industry in the early 1980s, he has lettered hundreds of books for a variety of publishers. He started with long runs on Airboy and Scout, both for Eclipse Comics. In the late 1980s, he began working for Dark Horse and DC Comics, beginning runs on Hawkworld, Action Comics, and Batman. During this time, he also worked on the tail end of the first TOS series.

Events

There are no events found today.

Sanctuary, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, The Black Hole, Doctor Who.

Who is remembered for creating the poster artwork for Stanley Kubrick's acclaimed science fiction film, 2001: A Space Odyssey ? Today is the day to answer that question.


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Dan Shea 1954, actor, Deputy - The X-Files (1 episode, "Christmas Carol", 1997), Bartender - Seven Days (1 episode, "The First Freshman", 2001), Old Man / Cop - The Outer Limits (2 episodes, 2000-2001), Captain of the Intelligence - Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda (1 episode, "Deep Midnight's Voice", 2003), Sgt. Siler - Stargate: Atlantis (2 episodes, 2004-2006), Sgt. Siler - Stargate SG-1 (47 episodes, 1998-2007), Transit Cop - Sanctuary (1 episode, "Sanctuary for All: Part 1", 2008). An eye injury prevented him from becoming a professional hockey player and turned him to stunt-work and acting. In the episode "200" (#10.6) Dan Shea's character Sgt. Siler gets shocked by an overloading Stargate, and is thrown across the room. He then grouses "Why does this always happen to me?!?!", which is an in joke since Shea is a stunt double AND stunt coordinator for the show. Thus yes, it will always happen to him.

Fred Aldrich 1904, actor, Cop - Joe Palooka, Champ (1946), Policeman at Museum - Superman (1948)[Ch. 5], Radio Operator - The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), Slave - Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953), Airplane Passenger / Officer in Sighting Montage / Man in Saucer Attack - Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956).

James Gregory 1911, actor, Air Force General / Confederate Sergeant - The Twilight Zone (2 episodes, 1959-1961), Dr. Tristan Adams - Star Trek (1 episode, "Dagger of the Mind", 1966), Dr. David Rhys - Tarzan (1 episode, "Man Killer", 1967), General Ursus - Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970).

Robert McCall 1919, artist, known for his space exploration-themed artwork. He was one of the production illustrators on Star Trek: The Motion Picture. He is perhaps best remembered for creating the poster artwork for Stanley Kubrick's acclaimed science fiction film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. McCall's work first acquired recognition when several of his paintings were featured in LIFE magazine for a series of stories on the future of space travel. McCall created a number of stamps and insignia patches for NASA during the 1960s and 1970s, including the Apollo 17 mission patch. He also created murals for the walls of the Smithsonian Institute, the Pentagon, EPCOT, and Johnson Space Center. His most famous piece is believed to be "The Space Mural, A Cosmic View," a six-story-high painting on display in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. In addition to his work on 2001 and Star Trek, McCall created the poster artwork for the films Tora! Tora! Tora! and Disney's The Black Hole. He also created the art for twenty-one space-themed United States postage stamps. In 1982, he published his own book, entitled The Art of Robert McCall: A Celebration of Our Future in Space.

Spencer Eli Daniels 1992, actor, is the young actor played George Samuel Kirk in Star Trek. However, this character is not in the final cut of the film. One scene featuring Daniels as Sam Kirk remained intact, but his character's name was changed to "Johnny."

Events

1967, Dr. Who, six-part serial "The Enemy of the World" airs.

1968, Second day of filming on TOS: "All Our Yesterdays".

2008, Post-production on Star Trek is complete.

Forbidden Planet, Pinocchio, Black Goliath, Black Lightning, Ghost Rider, Quatermass and the Pit.

Frankie Darro was born on this day. Frankie was the voice of Robby the Robot in the sci-fi classic, Forbidden Planet.


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Frankie Darro 1917, actor, Lampwick - Pinocchio (1940) (voice), Robby the Robot - Forbidden Planet (1956), Newsman - Batman (2 episodes, 1966).

George Ede 1931, Poet - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Cost of Living", 1992).

Franc Luz 1950, actor, Odan - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The Host", 1991).

Tony Isabella 1951, comic book and novel writer, He has worked on two Star Trek publications, both with Bob Ingersoll. In addition to his Star Trek works, he is credited with the creation of the DC Comics characters "Black Goliath" and "Black Lightning". He also worked for Marvel Comics, writing titles such as Captain America, Ghost Rider, and The Champions.

Events

1958, Quatermass and the Pit, a British television science-fiction serial, airs. It was the third and final until 1979.

1967, Star Trek:TOS, "Wolf in the Fold" airs.

1973, Star Trek: TAS "Beyond the Farthest Star" first airs in Los Angeles due to George Takei's election campaign.

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Afro Samurai, Nick Fury, Suburban Fairy Tales, Adam Adamant Lives!, Doctor Who, Mickey Finn, Blakes 7.

"Oh hell no", oh hell yes it's Samuel L. Jackson's birthday today. His first sci-fi role was in Jurassic Park in 1993 and he hasn't looked back since.


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Samuel L. Jackson 1948, actor, Ray Arnold - Jurassic Park (1993), The Mayor - Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1 episode, 1997)(voice), Dr. Harry Adams - Sphere (1998), Mace Windu - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Joseph - The Proud Family (1 episode, "Seven Days of Kwanzaa", 2001), Mace Windu - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Lucius Best / Frozone - The Incredibles (2004) (voice), Mace Windu - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Gin Rummy - The Boondocks (5 episodes, 2005-2010)(voice), Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja - Afro Samurai (5 episodes, 2007)(voice), Roland - Jumper (2008), Nick Fury - Iron Man (2008), Mace Windu - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) (voice), The Octopus - The Spirit (2008), Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja - Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009) (TV) (voice), Zog - Astro Boy (2009) (voice), Nick Fury - Iron Man 2 (2010),

Bob Bindig 1920, cartoonist, worked on the Adventures of the Big Boy comic book from 1985 to 1995. He worked in advertising for such firms as Sam Fisher Toys and Rich Products Corporation. He also created the character of Buster Bison as the mascot for the AAA Buffalo Bisons baseball team.

Francis August Bonnet 1978, cartoonist, created the comic strip Suburban Fairy Tales. Other comics that he has worked on include Made to Malfunction and Crunchy.

James Cairncross 1915, actor, Charles Fellows - Adam Adamant Lives! (1 episode, "Death by Appointment Only", 1966), Lemaitre / Beta - Doctor Who (8 episodes, 1964-1969).

Events

1963, Dr. Who, seven-part serial "The Daleks" airs.

1975, Mickey Finn Sunday page ends.

1981, Blakes 7, 4th series Episode 13. "Blake"

1988, Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper airs as special.

1992, Star Trek:TNG, "Chain of Command, Part II" airs.

The Walking Dead, Conan, Ghost Rider, Red Sonja, Rip Off Comix, She Devil, Gammera the Invincible, Firefly.

Take a look at the great lineup of birthdays today.


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Tony Moore 1978, comic book artist, whose work consists mainly of genre pieces, most notably in horror and science fiction, with titles such as The Walking Dead, Fear Agent and The Exterminators.

Dave Simons 1954, comic book artist, known for his work on Conan, Ghost Rider, Red Sonja, and Spider-Man for Marvel Comics and Forgotten Realms for DC Comics. He is also known for commercial storyboard and games artwork work on The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs and Greyhawk Ruins.

Mack White 1952, comic book artist, White began creating and self-publishing comics in the 1980s. His first professionally published story was "El Bandito Muerto" which appeared in Rip Off Comix in 1990. Throughout the 1990s, he contributed to a number of comics anthologies (most notably Zero Zero, Buzz and Snake Eyes), magazines (Details, Heavy Metal, Boing Boing, and others), and newspapers (Austin Chronicle and Austin American-Statesman). His books include: The Mutant Book of the Dead (Starhead Comics, 1994); Villa of the Mysteries (a limited series published by Fantagraphics, 1996–98); and The Bush Junta (Fantagraphics, 2004), a political comics anthology which he co-edited with Gary Groth. White's artwork has also been featured in a number of art shows, particularly the Comics on the Verge show which was presented by the Yerba Buena Arts Center in 2003 and later toured galleries and universities throughout the United States.

Albert Dekker 1905, actor, Dr. Alexander Thorkel - Dr. Cyclops (1940), Mr. Trask - Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949), Dr. Richard Bach - She Devil (1957), Secretary of Defense - Gammera the Invincible (1966).

Events

1968, First day of filming on Star Trek:TOS "All Our Yesterdays".

1968, Star Trek:TOS, "Elaan of Troyius" airs.

1974, Dr. Who, four-part serial "Robot" airs.

1979, Star Trek: The Motion Picture is released in the UK.

2002, Firefly, "Serenity" airs.

The Outer Limits, Dark Avenger, Sci-Fighter, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Doctor Who, Super Friends, Thimble Theatre, King Kong Lives.

Today's best event isn't actually in the events portion today because it's my youngest sons birthday. Happy Birthday Nick !!!

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Aki Aleong, actor 1934, Dr. Sui-Lin / Akada - The Outer Limits (2 episodes, 1963-1964), Mr. Chiang - V (9 episodes, 1984-1985), Tao - War of the Worlds (1 episode, "The Deadliest Disease", 1990), Lee Wong - Dark Avenger (1990) (TV), Army General Tran - SeaQuest DSV (1 episode, "Better Than Martians", 1994), Senator Hidoshi - Babylon 5 (3 episodes, 1994), Shaman - Seven Days (1 episode, "A Dish Best Served Cold", 1999), Dr. Frank - Roswell (1 episode, "Ch-Ch-Changes", 2002), Old Man - Power Rangers Wild Force (1 episode, "Never Give Up!", 2002), Dr. James Tanaka - Sci-Fighter (2004).

Al Kilgore 1927, artist who worked as a cartoonist and filmmaker. He was an artist on the short-lived Rocky and Bullwinkle comic strip. He appeared as an actor in Louis McMahon's serial parody Captain Celluloid vs. the Film Pirates. This four-part, semi-professional production paid homage to Republic Pictures and its adventure serials, while kidding the antique-movie subculture of the 1960s. He drew the crest for the Laurel and Hardy club The Sons of the Desert.

Matthew Waterhouse 1961, actor, Adric- Doctor Who (44 episodes, 1980-1984).

Danny Dark 1938, actor / voice actor, Superman - Super Friends (11 episodes, 1973)(voice), Superman - The All-New Super Friends Hour (6 episodes, 1977)(voice), Superman / Radar Engineer / Commissioner Gordon - Challenge of the SuperFriends (16 episodes, 1978)(voice), Superman - The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1 episode, "The Planet of Oz", 1979)(voice), Superman - Super Friends (22 episodes, 1980-1983)(voice), Superman - SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (8 episodes, 1984)(voice), Superman - The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (8 episodes, 1985)(voice).

Events

1919, The Thimble Theatre comic strip by Elzie Segar begins.

1986, King Kong Lives is released.

The Time Tunnel, Superman, Green Lantern, "In brightest day, In blackest night", The Phantom, Brick Bradford, Pink Panther, The Cage, Wonder Woman.

The Pink Panther cartoon series began on this day in 1964. It was one of those shows that didn't need words to convey humor, in fact, it still makes me laugh.


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Kam Tong 1906, actor, Kim Fong - Dimension 5 (1966), Sgt. Itsugi - The Time Tunnel (1 episode, "Kill Two by Two", 1967).

Alfred Bester 1913, science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books. Bester's first published short story, "The Broken Axiom," was published in Thrilling Wonder Stories (April 1939). Bester continued to publish short fiction, most notably in John W. Campbell's Astounding Science Fiction. Bester left the field of short story writing and began working for DC Comics as a writer on Superman, Green Lantern and other titles. It is popularly believed that Bester wrote the version of the Green Lantern Oath that begins "In brightest day, In blackest night". Bester was also the writer for Lee Falk's comic strips The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician while their creator served in World War II. However, Bester gained his greatest renown for the work he wrote and published in the 1950s, including The Demolished Man and The Stars My Destination (also known as Tiger! Tiger!).

Events

1947, Brick Bradford serial begins

1964, The Pink Panther cartoon TV series premieres (Pink Phink).

1964, Filming of TOS: "The Cage" finally wraps, after going five days over schedule and $164,248 over budget. The parkland scenes at Mojave are filmed today, among others.

1966, Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas airs for first time on CBS.

1976, Wonder Woman TV show debuts on ABC.

1987, *batteries not included is released.

2002, Star Trek:Enterprise, "The Catwalk" airs.

Buzz Bennett, Space Rangers, Blackhawk, Catwoman, Daredevil, Serenity, Avatar, The Flash, Doctor Who, Smallville, The Plague Dogs, The Simpsons.

It doesn't seem that long ago that Bicentennial Man came to the theatre but in reality it was back in 1999. I've seen the movie so many times and the writing still amazes me along this the way Robin Williams moves away a bit from his comedy roots.


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Birthdays

Dick Dillin 1929, comic artist, Dillin's art at Fawcett (on features including "Lance O'Casey" and "Ibis the Invincible" in Whiz Comics) and Fiction House ("Buzz Bennett", "Space Rangers") led to drawing for Quality Comics, beginning in 1952. He worked particularly on the popular title Blackhawk but also on G.I. Combat, Love Confessions, and Love Secrets. When Quality went out of business, Dillin, searching for new work, eventually tried DC Comics — where he saw one or more issues of Blackhawk on the desk as he was being interviewed, and to his relief was told, "We've been trying to get in touch with you."

Matt Hollingsworth 1968, comic book colorist, 1991 and began getting regular work from Marvel Comics and DC Comics. In 1993, he was hired to the Dark Horse Comics staff as head of the painted art department. He has worked on many titles for DC/Vertigo, Marvel, and others, including Catwoman, Batman, Daredevil and Alias. In 2003, he enrolled in the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood to become a visual effects artist in the film industry. He began working as a texture painter and technical director on such films as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Fantastic Four, Serenity, Superman Returns, among others.

Giovanni Ribisi 1974, actor, Teddy (segment "The Beacon") - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, 1985), Darin Peter Oswald - The X-Files (1 episode, "D.P.O.", 1995), Dex - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), Parker Selfridge - Avatar (2009).

Wes Studi 1947, actor, Roller - The Flash (1 episode, "Sins of the Father", 1990), Sphinx - Mystery Men (1999), Commander Trager - Ice Planet (2001), Eytukan - Avatar (2009).

Jacqueline Hill 1929, actress, Barbara Wright / Lexa - Doctor Who (80 episodes, 1963-1980).

Kate Hewlett 1976, actress, Jeannie Miller - Stargate: Atlantis (4 episodes, 2006-2008).

David MacInnis 1978, actor, Agent Williams - Stargate SG-1 (1 episode, "Ex Deus Machina", 2005), EMT #2 - Smallville (1 episode, "Lockdown", 2006), Talus - Stargate: Atlantis (2 episodes, 2006), Ambulance Driver - The 4400 (1 episode, "The Great Leap Forward", 2007).

Events

1983, The Plague Dogs is released.

1989, The first full length episode of The Simpsons TV show in the US, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", premieres on FOX.

1997, Star Trek:DS9, "The Magnificent Ferengi" airs.

1997, Star Trek:Voyager, "Mortal Coil" airs.

1999, Bicentennial Man is released.

Boris the Bear, Superboy, Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Philip Dick, Blade Runner, Wolverine, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Dr. Who.

What an amazing day for sci-fi writers. Not only is it Arthur C. Clarke's birthday but the writer of Blade Runner, Philip Dick is also celebrating his birthday.

On top of that Nicholas Courtney, who played Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, is also celebrating his birthday. Nicholas has the record of having appeared with the most incarnations of the Doctor in the Doctor Who series.


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Steve Mattsson 1959, comic book artist and writer, His career began in the mid-1980s, with contributions to Dark Horse Comics's project Boris the Bear. He also served as co-writer on DC's Superboy and the Ravers.

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke 1917, science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, written in collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick, a collaboration which also produced the film of the same name.

Philip K. Dick 1928, sci-fi writer, Blade Runner, Minority Report.

Dexter Vines 1971, comic book artist, inker, Vines has worked on a multitude of titles for both Marvel and DC. Some titles include Marvel's big 2007 summer event Civil War, Superman/Batman, JLA Classified (all with McGuiness), and Wolverine.

Nicholas Courtney 1929, actor, Phillip - Doomwatch (1 episode, "Cause of Death", 1972), Bret Vyon / Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge Stewart - Doctor Who (107 episodes, 1965-1989), Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time, Brigadier Sir Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart - The Sarah Jane Adventures (2 episodes, 2008). Holds the record of Doctor Who actors having appeared with the most incarnations of the title character - of the 7 different actors who portrayed Doctor Who during the series' run, Nicholas appeared with 6 of them (Colin Baker being the only one he didn't appear with).

Ronald Allen 1930, actor, Dr. Chris Mitchel - The Projected Man (1966), Rago / Prof. Ralph Cornish - Doctor Who (12 episodes, 1968-1970).

Events

1998, Star Trek:Voyager, "Counterpoint" airs.

Kurt Schaffenberger, Captain Marvel, Ibis, Bulletman, Lois Lane, The Jaguar, Dr. Daniel Jackson, Stargate SG-1, Smallville, Automan.

Comic book artist Kurt Schaffenberger was born on this day. On top of his work with Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family he also provided the interior art for Classics Illustrated No. 119, Soldiers of Fortune.


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Birthdays

Kurt Schaffenberger 1920, comic book artist. Schaffenberger was best known for his work on Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family. After World War 2 he expanded his reach to an even more diverse group of publishing houses, including EC, Classics Illustrated, Gilbertson, Premier, American Comics Group, and Marvel Comics. In 1957 Otto Binder recruited Schaffenberger to DC to work on the Superman family, as well as work on the title Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane during the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1970s, DC acquired the rights to the Marvel Family, Schaffenberger was one of the key players in the revival of those characters. By 1980, Schaffenberger was again leading a Superman family title, The New Adventures of Superboy (the final, post-Legion title for the original Superboy).

Laura Molina 1957, artist, musician, and actress, Molina is perhaps best known for her Naked Dave paintings and being the lead singer/guitarist of the 1980s rock band Tiger Lily. She is also the creator of Cihualyaomiquiz, The Jaguar, a self-published comic book printed under Molina's own Insurgent Comix imprint.

Michael Shanks 1970, actor, Jesse Collins - Highlander (1 episode, "The Zone", 1993), Bill Malone, Mission Architect - Escape from Mars (1999) (TV), Melburn Ross / Dr. Will Olsten - The Outer Limits (2 episodes, 1998-2000), Donnie - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Shades of Guilt", 2002), Gabriel / Remiel / Balance of Judgment - Andromeda (2 episodes, 2001-2003), Dr. Daniel Jackson / Thor - Stargate SG-1 (196 episodes, 1997-2007), Christopher Dactylos - Eureka (1 episode, "All That Glitters", 2007), Dr. Daniel Jackson - Stargate: Atlantis (3 episodes, 2004-2008), Dr. Daniel Jackson - Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008) (V), Dr. Daniel Jackson - Stargate: Continuum (2008) (V), Dr. Daniel Jackson - Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut (2009) (V), Jimmy - Sanctuary (1 episode, "Penance", 2009), Dr. Daniel Jackson - SGU Stargate Universe (4 episodes, 2009-2010), Carter Hall / Hawkman - Smallville (4 episodes, 2010).

Events

1954, The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the first "Davy Crockett" episode, Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter.

1967, Star Trek:TOS, "Obsession" airs.

1973, Star Trek:TAS, "The Slaver Weapon" airs.

1973, Dr. Who, four-part serial "The Time Warrior" airs.

1983, Automan TV series begins.

Jack Cole, Plastic Man, Batman, Salvage 1, Doctor Who, Stargate: Atlantis, Tarantula, The Ruff & Reddy Show, Blakes 7, Babylon 5.

I saw the movie "Tarantula" a few months ago. I thought that for the time (1955) that the effects weren't that bad for the time. For a little trivia this was the second sci-fi movie for Clint Eastwood. In this one he played a jet squadron leader.


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Jack Cole 1914, comic book artist and Playboy magazine cartoonist best-known for creating the popular and highly influential superhero Plastic Man.

Joe Brooks 1923, actor, Fat Man / Visor - Batman (4 episodes, 1966-1967), Doorman - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "The Price of Liberty", 1975).

George Furth 1932, actor, Gallus - Batman (2 episodes, 1966), Bassett - Salvage 1 (1 episode, "Up, Up and Away", 1979).

Alan Rowe 1926, actor, Dr. Evans / Space Control / Edward of Wessex / Skinsale / Garif - Doctor Who (15 episodes, 1967-1980).

Martin Christopher 1977, actor, Alec Durant - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Developing", 2003), Major Kevin Marks - Stargate SG-1 (12 episodes, 2005-2007), Major Kevin Marks - Stargate: Atlantis (5 episodes, 2008-2009), Doctor - Eureka (3 episodes, 2007-2009), Major Kevin Marks - SGU Stargate Universe (2 episodes, 2009).

Events

1955, Tarantula is released.

1957, The Ruff & Reddy Show begins on NBC.

1964, The 3-foot Enterprise studio model is delivered to Desilu.

1981, Blakes 7, 4th series Episode 12. "Warlord"

1992, Star Trek:TNG, "Chain of Command, Part I" airs.

1994, Babylon 5 Episode 29 - "Soul Mates" first aired

2006, Star Trek: Legacy, the first video game to feature the voices of all five captains, is released.

Plastic Man, Brick Bradford, Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol, Veronica, Starcrash, Rock-A-Doodle, The Phantom Planet, Circuitry Man, Star Trek Nemesis.

"Well..... Here I am", is the final words in the final episode of Firelfy which ended today in 2002. The episode was "Objects in Space" and in my mind was in my top two of the 14 shows. I liked the existentialism in the episode and Richard Brooks' acting. Most will remember Richard as having appeared as Paul Robinette in the first 3 seasons of Law & Order.


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Kyle Baker 1965, cartoonist, comic book writer, comic book artist, and animator known for his graphic novels and for a 2000s revival of the series Plastic Man. Baker has won numerous Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards for his work in the comics field.

John Hart 1917, actor, Dent - Brick Bradford (1947), John Hench/Mechanic - Batman and Robin (1949)[Ch. 2], Pedro - Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (1949), Henchman in Car - Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)[Ch. 3], Nobleman - Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961), Billings/Stage Manager/Milkman - Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962) (TV) (voice), Lone Ranger - The Greatest American Hero (1 episode, "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys", 1981).

Mikki Jamison 1944, actress, Miss Bruce - Dennis the Menace (1 episode, "Hawaiian Love Song", 1963), Veronica - Archie (1964) (TV), Debbie - My Favorite Martian (1 episode, "Won't You Come Home, Uncle Martin, Won't You Come", 1964), Camilla Moret - The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (1 episode, "The Pluto File", 1976).

Christopher Plummer 1929, actor, The Emperor - Starcrash (1978), Dr. Carl Forrester - Prototype (1983) (TV), Narrator - The Velveteen Rabbit (1985) (TV) (voice), Narrator - Rumpelstiltskin (1985) (TV) (voice), Narrator - The Tin Soldier (1986) (TV), Henri - An American Tail (1986) (voice), Narrator - The Gnomes' Great Adventure (1987), Narrator - The Nightingale (1987) (TV) (voice), Metamorphis - Gandahar (1988) (voice: English version), Doctor Satorius - Mindfield (1989), Narrator - Madeline (1989) (TV) (voice), Narrator - The Little Crooked Christmas Tree (1990) (TV) (voice), Narrator - Madeline's Christmas (1990) (TV) (voice), Narrator - Madeline's Rescue (1990) (TV) (voice), Grand Duke - Rock-A-Doodle (1991) (voice), General Chang - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Narrator - Madeline and the Bad Hat (1991) (TV) (voice), Narrator - Madeline and the Gypsies (1991) (TV) (voice), Narrator - Madeline in London (1991) (TV) (voice), Narrator - Madeline (20 episodes, 1993-1994), Dr. Goines - Twelve Monkeys (1995), Barnaby Crookedman - Babes in Toyland (1997) (voice), Narrator - Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999) (voice), Charles Muntz - Up (2009) (voice), 1 - 9 (2009/I) (voice).

Events

1959, Mary Perkins and her photographer beau, Pete Fletcher, get married in comic strip "Mary Perkins, On Stage".

1961, The Phantom Planet was released.

1966, Star Trek:TOS, "Balance of Terror" airs.

1990, Circuitry Man is released.

2002, Star Trek Nemesis is released in the US.

2002, Firefly, "Objects in Space" airs.

Dan Decarlo, Archie Comics, Warren Tufts, Casey Ruggles, Lance, The Lone Spaceman, Korak, The Pink Panther, Wagon Train, The Westerner, Captain Fathom

So where do you begin on a day when your favorite cartoonist and comic artist was born on this day along with Dan DeCarlo of Archie fame and Fred Kida of the 40's Airboy fame. Well I guess you mention your favorite. Warren Tufts (yes,same last name) was born today. I first fell in love with his work when I saw the Casey Ruggles dailies. His work was so precise and clean that it made me smile. Since then I've looked for his work and collected quite a bit of it but have yet to find a single hint of his Lone Spaceman work. I would love to have a single piece of that short lived strip. I've had so many great artists talk to me about Warren's work and what kind of guy he was. The first artist was Alex Toth. I still have the postcard he sent me explaining about Warren's death. Since then it's been great to talk with others about his work and how they worked with him over the years. I always appreciate stories from all that have them.


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Birthdays

Dan DeCarlo 1919, cartoonist best known as the artist who developed the look of Archie Comics in the late 1950s and early 1960s, modernizing the characters to their contemporary appearance and establishing the publisher's house style. As well, he is the generally recognized creator of the characters Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Josie and the Pussycats (with the lead character named for his wife), and Cheryl Blossom.

Warren Tufts 1925, cartoonist and comic artist, best known for daily strip Casey Ruggles, Lance, and The Lone Spaceman. He drew numerous comic books for Gold Key Comics, including Korak, Son of Tarzan, The Pink Panther, The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, and Wagon Train. On TV, he lent his voice, and artistic talents to the series Captain Fathom (1965), and is credited as story director on Hanna-Barbera's ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972) and Challenge of the Super Friends (1978). He also played the character Gator in the "Dos Pinos" episode of the TV series The Westerner (1960).

Fred Kida 1920, comic book and comic strip artist best known for the characters Airboy and Valkyrie. in 1941, Kida moved on to a staff position at Iger client Quality Comics. There he both penciled and inked his first known credited work, the feature "Phantom Clipper" in Military Comics #9 (April 1942). In 1942, he joined Hillman Periodicals, where he drew such features as "Iron Ace" (from its premiere in Air Fighters Comics vol. 1, #2, Nov. 1942), "Boy King" and "Gunmaster", and the following year began work on his most prominent Golden Age character, Airboy. In 1953, he left to freelance for Atlas Comics, the 1950s forerunner of Marvel Comics. There he worked on characters including the Western gunslingers the Ringo Kid and the Two-Gun Kid and the medieval hero the Black Knight, and anthological horror, war and Bible stories. In addition to his comic-book work, Kida in 1941 was one of writer-artist Will Eisner's assistants on the newspaper Sunday-supplement comic-book The Spirit; and from 1946-47 assisted artist Bob Fujitani (also known as "Bob Wells") on the comic strip Judge Wright. He also briefly assisted Milt Caniff on the strip Steve Canyon. Most notably, however, Kida assisted artist Dan Barry on the long-running strip Flash Gordon from 1958-61 and then again from 1968-71; and, under his own byline, drew the comic strip The Amazing Spider-Man from 1981-86. After leaving comics to concentrate on comic strips (see below), Kida returned to Marvel in the 1970s, primarily as an inker, working on such characters as Iron Man, Godzilla, Ka-Zar, Luke Cage, Man-Wolf, and (for Marvel UK) Captain Britain. His final known full comic-book credit is the superhero-team title The Defenders #72 (June 1979) — featuring Marvel's own character called Valkyrie. His last known published comic-book work was in the 1980s Eclipse Comics revamp of Airboy, to which he contributed a full-page pinup featuring both Airboy and Valkyrie.

Sarah Sutton 1961, actress, Nyssa / Ann Talbot - Doctor Who (48 episodes, 1981-1984), Nyssa - Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) (TV).

Don C. Harvey 1911, actor, Henchman Nolan - Batman and Robin (1949)[Chs. 1-6], Albor (lab henchman) - Atom Man vs. Superman (1950), Chuck - Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951), Gallagher - Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere (1951), Bart / Rocky Billings / Gaynor - Captain Midnight (3 episodes, 1954-1955), Skipper (Joe's Searchlight Partner) - Revenge of the Creature (1955), Lester Banning - Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), Officer - Dennis the Menace (1 episode, "Wilson Sleeps Over", 1961), Military commander - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Galaxy Being", 1963).

Eddie Parker 1900, actor, Ming Soldier - Flash Gordon (1936/I), Khan's Guardsman - Undersea Kingdom (1936)[Chs. 2-3, 6], Marine Guard - Secret Agent X-9 (1937)[Ch. 1]/FBI Agent Crain [Chs. 6-8, 11-12]/Henchman [Chs. 11-12], Henchman - Tim Tyler's Luck (1937), Martian Soldier - Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938), Burton - Dick Tracy Returns (1938), Council-Room Guard - Buck Rogers (1939), Henchman - Mandrake the Magician (1939), Bayside Dock Thug - Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)[Chs. 7-8], Arborian Prison Guard - Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)[Ch. 10], Henchman with Dolan - The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)[Ch. 3], Hideout Heavy - Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)[Ch. 14], Scott - The Phantom (1943)[Chs. 10-11,13-14], Meggs - The Masked Marvel (1943), Ship's Captain - Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine [Chs. 1, 8]/Fallon, Cave Thug [Ch. 12], Cop in Park - The Phantom Speaks (1945), Launch Thug - Secret Agent X-9 (1945)[Ch. 6], Warehouse Thug - The Shadow Returns (1946), Truck Driver - Superman (1948)[Chs. 11-12], Holt - Batman and Robin (1949)[Chs. 1, 5-8, 12, 15], Rowan - King of the Rocket Men (1949)[Ch. 3], Dutch [Chs. 1-4]/Herb [Chs. 5-6]/Malloy [Ch. 7]/Heavy Bender [Ch. 11]/Nash/White - Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949), Stoner, Barn Henchman - The Invisible Monster (1950)[Ch.9], Power Company Truck Driver - Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)[Ch. 9], Payne - Government Agents vs Phantom Legion (1951)[Ch.8], Hijacked Truck Passenger - Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere (1951)[Ch. 9], Paul Lund/Eric Jacobs - Tarantula (1955), Mole Person - The Mole People (1956). Was also the stunt double for Lewis Wilson on the serial Batman (1943).

Events

1897, The Katzenjammer Kids comic strip begins.

1988, Star Trek:TNG, "The Outrageous Okona" airs.

1994, First of two days of reshoots for VOY: "Caretaker".

Neat Stuff, The Avengers, The Silver Surfer, Conan the Barbarian, Masters of Venus, Space: 1999, Farscape, Radar Men from the Moon, The Lost Room.

Both John Buscema and Ben Browder are having birthdays today. John best known to me for his work with Conan the Barbarian and Ben starred both in Farscape and Stargate SG1.


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Birthdays

Peter Bagge 1957, comic book artist and creator of Buddy Bradley, Hate, Neat Stuff, Martini Baton, and Sweatshop

John Buscema 1927, comic-book artist, Buscema is best known for his run on the series The Avengers and The Silver Surfer, and for over 200 stories featuring the sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. In addition, he pencilled at least one issue of nearly every major Marvel title, including long runs on two of the company's top magazines Fantastic Four and Thor.

Zienia Merton 1945, actress, Marla - Masters of Venus (1962), Ping-Cho - Doctor Who (7 episodes, 1964), Sandra Benes - Journey Through the Black Sun (1976) (TV), Sandra Benes - Alien Attack (1976) (TV), Sandra Benes - Space: 1999 (35 episodes, 1975-1977), Sandra Benes - Destination Moonbase-Alpha (1978) (TV), Sandra Benes - Cosmic Princess (1982) (TV), Sandra Benes - Message from Moonbase Alpha (1999).

Ben Browder 1962, actor, John Crichton - Farscape (88 episodes, 1999-2003), John Crichton - Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) (TV), Bat Lash - Justice League (1 episode, 2005), Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell - Stargate SG-1 (40 episodes, 2005-2007), Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell - Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008), Colonel Cameron Mitchell - Stargate: Continuum (2008).

Noel Cravat 1909, actor, Museum Thug - Dick Tracy (3 episodes, 1951), Robal - Radar Men from the Moon (1952).

Jack George 1888, actor, Scientist - Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)[Chs. 1, 4], Railroad Workman - Superman (1948)[Ch. 1], Jarva - The Lost Planet (1953), Susan's Photographer - Riders to the Stars (1954), Van deGlass - Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "Superman Week", 1955), Mr. Hoffner / Professor Edwin Genner - Captain Midnight (2 episodes, 1955).

Events

1952, Invasion USA is released.

1959, Lil Abner musical film opened in theatres.

1967, Bjo Trimble initiates the letter-writing campaign to save Star Trek: The Original Series from cancellation.

1996, Star Trek:Voyager, "Macrocosm" airs.

1998, Star Trek: Insurrection premieres in the US.

2002, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Precious Cargo" airs.

2006, The Lost Room, a science fiction television miniseries, aired on the Sci Fi Channel.