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

May 13, 2011

Teen Titans, Scooby Doo, Katy Keene, Alein Nation, Metropolis, Doctor Who, Connie, Babylon 5.

Ask yourself this. Who was the first female aviation character in the comic strips and what year was it. Got you wondering who? Well check in the events today.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Marv Wolfman 1946, comic book writer and editor, Marv got his start at DC Comics in 1968, and eventually moved onto Marvel Comics in 1974, where he became one of the editors. While at Marvel, he worked on "Tomb of Dracula" (where he created the character of Blade) "Spider-Man", and the "Fantastic Four". He returned to DC in 1980 and worked on their "Teen Titans" comic, relaunching it as the "New Teen Titans". During his time at DC, he was one of the main editors of the Star Trek line of comic books:
Andrew Pepoy 1969, artist, He has worked on a large variety of different comics, including Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, The X-Men, Scooby Doo, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Simpsons, Betty & Veronica, Godzilla, Ghost, Star Wars, G.I. Joe, and many more. In 2000, he redesigned the Little Orphan Annie newspaper strip, which he illustrated for the next year. His most recent major project is the Katy Keene character revival for Archie Comics.
Roger Joseph Zelazny 1937, sci-fi author, writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels. His first story to attract major attention was "A Rose for Ecclesiastes", published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Stephen R. Donaldson 1947, sci-fi author, Lord Foul's Bane.
Roger Joseph Zelazny 1937, sci-fi author, 6 Hugos, Chronicles of Amber.
Sam Anderson 1945, actor, Assistant Manager - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The Royale", 1989), Thomas Edison - Alien Nation (1 episode, "The Game", 1989), Leamus - The X-Files (1 episode, "The Pine Bluff Variant", 1998), Bernard Nadler - Lost (20 episodes, 2005-2010).
Fritz Rasp 1891, actor, The Thin Man - Metropolis (1927),
Milton Johns 1938, actor, Benik / Guy Crayford / Kelner - Doctor Who (15 episodes, 1967-1978), Imperial Officer - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), British Valet - The X Files (1998).


Events

1929, Connie, the adventure comic strip, begins as a daily strip. Connie was a female aviator. Connie was the first female adventure hero in American comics.
1991, Star Trek:TNG, "The Host" airs.
1996, Star Trek:DS9, "To the Death" airs.
1996, Babylon 5 Episode 60 - "War Without End, Part 1" first aired
1996, Star Trek:Voyager, "Resolutions" airs.
1998, Star Trek:DS9, "Profit and Lace" airs.
1998, Star Trek:Voyager, "One" airs.
2005, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Terra Prime" airs.
2006, Dr. Who, "Rise of the Cybermen" airs.

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