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

October 9, 2011

Enterprise, Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders, The Green Hornet, Captain Marvel, Thanos, Shang-Chi, Mage, Grendel, Metropolis, Captain America.

My first and favorite martial arts comic was Shang-Chi, Master of Kung-Fu and the artist who I appreciate the most was Jim Starlin.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Scott Bakula 1954, actor, Jeffrey Wilder - I-Man (1986) (TV), Dr. Sam Beckett - Quantum Leap (97 episodes, 1989-1993), Nolan Wood - The Invaders (1995) (TV), Captain Jonathan Archer - Star Trek: Enterprise (98 episodes, 2001-2005).
Michael Netzer 1955, artist best known for his comic book work for industry leaders DC Comics and Marvel Comics in the 1970s, as well as for his online presence.
Hank Patterson 1888, actor, Jed Larson, Trapper - Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders (1953)[Ch.2-5], Lars Ekberg - Captain Midnight (1 episode, "Sunken Sapphires", 1955), Josh - Tarantula (1955), Joe, postman / George / Truck Driver / Skinner - Science Fiction Theatre, Henry - The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), Janitor - Attack of the Puppet People (1958), Hugo the River Falls H.S. Janitor - Earth vs. the Spider (1958), Freitag / Mr. Gentry / Old Man - The Twilight Zone (3 episodes, 1962-1964).
Henry Hunter 1907, actor, Col. Wickers - Missile to the Moon (1958), Doctor - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Long Distance Call", 1961), Wylie - The Green Hornet (1 episode, "Beautiful Dreamer: Part 1", 1966).
James P. "Jim" Starlin 1949, comic book writer, artist, He is best known for "cosmic" tales and space opera; for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock; and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu.
Matt Wagner 1961, comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator of the series Mage and Grendel.
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson 1960, actress, Young Girl at End - Logan's Run (1976), Det. Angela White - The X-Files (1 episode, "Syzygy", 1996).
Heinrich George 1893, actor, Grot, the guardian of the Heart Machine - Metropolis (1927).
Jason Wingreen 1919, actor, Major Siegel - Steve Canyon (1 episode, "Project Heartbeat", 1958), 1960 Conductor / Mr. Shuster / Director - The Twilight Zone (3 episodes, 1960-1963), Dr. Leland - coroner / O.B.I.T. Operator / Turner - The Outer Limits (3 episodes, 1963-1964), Mikhil - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "The Exile", 1965), unknown part - Captain Nice (1 episode, "That Thing", 1967), Doctor - The Green Hornet (1 episode, "Bad Bet on a 459-Silent", 1967), Court Clerk / News reporter - The Invaders (2 episodes, 1967), Dr. Linke - Star Trek (1 episode, "The Empath", 1968), Instructor - The Terminal Man (1974), Logan - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "The Blue Flash", 1975), Surgeon - Captain America (1979/I) (TV), Boba Fett - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (voice), General Wade - Starman (1 episode, "The Return", 1986).
Stephen Mendillo 1942, actor, Vulcan Captain Tavek - Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "The Seventh", 2002).
Lorna Raver 1943, actor, Q-Judge - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Q2", 2001), Vice President - First Watch (2003), Zoreh - Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage (2011) (post-production).
Gary Frank 1950, actor, Daniel Mockridge - Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?", 1992), Yedrin Dax - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Children of Time", 1997).
Richard John Chaves 1951, actor, Poncho - Predator (1987), Colonel Paul Ironhorse - War of the Worlds (24 episodes, 1988-1989), Alvares - Babylon 5 (1 episode, "The War Prayer", 1994), Chief - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Tattoo", 1995), Buzzoose - Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse (2009) (TV) (voice), Buzzoose - Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress (2010) (TV)(voice).
Mike Nasser 1955, comic book artist, He worked for DC Comics and Marvel Comics from about 1975 until the early 1980s. He vanished from the comic scene until the early 1990s, when he at Continuity Studios with Neal Adams and Dick Giordano. In 1980, he penciled one issue for Marvel's Star Trek run, #7 "Tomorrow or Yesterday". He also did all of the cover art for that same issue.
Ellen Wheeler 1961, actress, Okno - Alien Nation (1 episode, "Rebirth", 1990), Phyllis Wicke - Dark Shadows (5 episodes, 1991), Ekoria - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "The Quickening", 1996).


Events

1967, First day of filming on TOS: "Obsession".
1989, Star Trek:TNG, "The Survivors" airs.
1993, Star Trek:TNG, "Gambit, Part I" airs.
1995, Star Trek:DS9, "The Visitor" airs.
1995, Star Trek:Voyager, "Parturition" airs.
1996, Star Trek:Voyager, "Remember" airs.
2002, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Dead Stop" airs.
2002, Birds of Prey airs on WB.

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