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

May 7, 2011

G0-Go Comics, Dr. Strange, Darkwing Duck, Lenny of Laredo, Stanger From Space, Dimension 5, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Superman, Quark.

Take a look and see what you think.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Grass Green 1939, comic artist, notable for being the first black participant in both the 1960s fan art movement and the 1970s underground comics movement.[2] Popular creations included Xal-Kor the Human Cat and Wildman and Rubberroy. In 1967, Green broke into the professional comics world, collaborating with Roy Thomas on "The Shape" in Charlton Premiere #1. In the late 1960s, Green drew several more humorous strips for Charlton Comics, mostly in Go-Go Comics.
Michael T. Gilbert 1951, He worked on the celebrated Elric series with P. Craig Russell, and is best known as the creator of Mr. Monster, which has been published by Pacific Comics, Eclipse Comics and Dark Horse Comics since 1984. He has also worked on Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor, Heavy Metal, Legends of the Dark Knight, Marvel Double-shot (starring Dr. Strange) and in 2000 wrote and illustrated a Superman graphic novel, “Mann & Superman." In recent years he's written or drawn characters as diverse as Superman, Batman, Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. He has been a scriptwriter for Disney comics since 1990, as has his wife Janet Gilbert. He has written and drawn Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight,
S. Scott Bullock 1956, actor/voice actor, best known for his role as Eddie the Jersey Cow in the film Barnyard, Mr. Elliot in Invader Zim, Thunder in Teen Titans, Captain Bones and Lens McCracken in Crashbox, Lamont in Gargoyles, Argos Bleak in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Jacques Tojoure in TaleSpin, Flapper in Dink, the Little Dinosaur, F.T. in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series, Dharman in Afro Samurai, Charles Quibble and Mr. Big in Bonkers, Tom Lockjaw in Darkwing Duck, Dr. Randall in As Told by Ginger, Bill in Catscratch and King Goobot in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.
Joel Beck 1943, artist and cartoonist. His comic book, Lenny of Laredo, one of the earliest underground comic books of the 1960s, was the first underground comic book published on the West Coast.
Anne Baxter 1923, actress, Olga, Queen of the Cossacks - Batman (7 episodes, 1966-1967).
Sivi Aberg 1944, actress, Mimi / Undine - Batman (3 episodes, 1966-1967).
Valentine Dyall 1908, actor, Gorgol - Stranger from Space" (1951) TV series(2nd series only), Norl - Blakes 7 (1 episode, "City at the Edge of the World", 1980), Deep Thought - The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1 episode, "Episode #1.4", 1981), Radio Broadcast Voice - Sapphire & Steel (1 episode, "Doctor McDee Must Die: Part 1", 1981), Black Guardian - Doctor Who (13 episodes, 1979-1983).
Jon Lormer 1906, actor, Joe Fisher / Realtor Leach - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (2 episodes, 1959-1960), Mr. Bergstrom / Store Keeper - Dennis the Menace (2 episodes, 1961-1963), Man / Minister / Strauss / Reverend - The Twilight Zone (4 episodes, 1960-1963), Professor - Dimension 5 (1966), Minister - The Invaders (1 episode, "Valley of the Shadow", 1967), Dr. Pierre Blanchard - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, :Fatal Cargo", 1967), Professor Dactyl - Batman (1 episode, "How to Hatch a Dinosaur", 1967), Scientist - Planet of the Apes (1 episode, "The Legacy", 1974), Dr. Rawlins - The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, "Haunted", 1979), Dr. Theodore Haskins / Old Man / Tamar - Star Trek (3 episodes, 1967-1986).
Frank J. Scannell 1903, actor, Canfield / Sergeant - Adventures of Superman (2 episodes, 1952-1953), Barker - The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), Sheriff Quinn - The Night the World Exploded (1957), Barker - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, "Father Image", 1959).
Al Wyatt Sr. 1917, actor, Thug Holding Lois - Superman (1948)[Ch. 5], Deputy Bill / Marshall Lanning - The Lone Ranger (2 episodes, 1953-1955), Henchman #1 - Batman (2 episodes, 1966).


Events

1977, Quark, a science fiction situation comedy airs on NBC.
2005, Dr. Who, "The Long Game" airs.

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