Spy vs. Spy, Cudley the Cowlick, Doctor Who, Blake 7, Tarzan the Fearless, Space Ghost, Roswell, The Starlost, Man From Atlantis, Timecop, Lost.

Two of my childhood favorites began today. The Starlost created by Harlen Ellison and The Man From Atlantis which surprisingly was the first American TV show to be shown in the People's Republic of China.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Richard Dominguez 1960, comic book artist and freelance storyboard illustrator. Best known for creating the popular series El Gato Negro,

Peter Kuper 1958, alternative cartoonist and illustrator, he is currently best known for taking over Spy vs. Spy for Mad magazine; it had passed through various hands after its creator Antonio Prohias retired, but Kuper's version has appeared without interruption since 1997.

Steve Lavigne 1962, comic book illustrator best known for his lettering and coloring on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title for Mirage Studios. He is the creator of Cudley the Cowlick, Sgt. Bananas, and Stump and Sling. He is also the basis for the character of Michealangelo, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, according to TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman.

Frazer Hines 1944, actor, Ian Osborn - X: The Unknown (1956), Jamie McCrimmon - Doctor Who (117 episodes, 1966-1985).

Tony Caunter 1937, actor, Ensor Jr - Blake 7 (1 episode, "Deliverance", 1978), Thatcher / Morgan / Jackson - Doctor Who (10 episodes, 1965-1983).

George DeNormand 1903, actor, Guard - Tarzan the Fearless (1933), George - Denver Official - Tailspin Tommy (1934) Ch. 6, Crewman Smith - Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (1935)[Chs. 11-12], Henchman Flynn [Chs. 2-3, 5]/Claude Destino [Chs. 6, 8-9] - Dick Tracy (1937/I), Martian Soldier - Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)[Chs. 3, 9-10], Jack - Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939), Railroad Telegrapher - The Green Hornet (1940)[Ch. 11], Pete - Captain America (1944), Meaker - Brick Bradford (1947), Agent with Crandall - Superman (1948)[Ch. 3], Posito Soldier - Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (2 episodes, 1954), Dr. Carl Wendt - The Underwater City (1962), White-haired man at Prosecution Table - Brainstorm (1965), White-Haired Policeman in Office - Batman (1966).

Ken Southworth 1918, cartoon animator and instructor who worked for a number of major animation studios throughout his career, including Walt Disney Studios, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Warner Bros., MGM, Walter Lantz and Clokey Productions. His credits included Disney's Alice in Wonderland and Legend of Sleepy Hollow as well as Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones, The Smurfs and Space Ghost.

Eugene Roche 1928, actor, Arnold Stromwell - Batman: The Animated Series (2 episodes, 1992-1993), James Forrestal - Roswell (1994) (TV), Jor Brel - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Remember", 1996).

Events

1966, Star Trek:TOS, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" airs.

1967, Star Trek:TOS, "Who Mourns for Adonais?" airs.

1968, Land of the Giants airs on ABC.

1973, Star Trek:TAS, "One of Our Planets Is Missing" airs.

1973, The Starlost, a Canadian-produced science fiction television series devised by writer Harlan Ellison airs on CTV.

1977, Man from Atlantis airs on NBC. Was the first American TV series to be shown in the People's Republic of China in 1980.

1997, Timecop airs on ABC.

1999, Star Trek:VOY, "Equinox, Part II" airs.

2004, Lost airs on ABC.