Pac-Man, Richie Rich, Super Friends, The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues, The Time Machine, Godzila, Alien Siege, Damnation Alley, Deep Core.

I've mentioned my enthusiasm for Damnation Alley in the past. Today in 1977 it was released in theaters.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Geof Darrow 1955, comic artist and designer, He was a student at Hanna-Barbera cartoon studios after studying at the American Academy of Arts in Chicago. In the early 80s he worked in character design for the Super Friends, Richie Rich, and Pac-Man television series. In 1990, Darrow collaborated with writer and artist Frank Miller on the comic book Hard Boiled, a 3-part mini-series.

Rodney Bell 1915, actor, Student - Blondie Goes to College (1942), Tom Henley (Class of '32) - Blondie's Holiday (1947), Truck Driver - Blondie Hits the Jackpot (1949), William S. 'Bill' Grant - The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955), Policeman - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, "Contact", 1960).

Carleton Young 1905, actor, Gordon Tracy, after - Dick Tracy (1937/I), Scott - Buck Rogers (1939), Henchman Martin - Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)[Ch. 3-9], Herald - Prince Valiant (1954), John Howard - 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), General Narda - Space Patrol (2 episodes, 1954), Colonel #2 - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "To Serve Man", 1962).

Georgia Brown 1933, actress, Helena Rozhenko - Star Trek: The Next Generation (2 episodes, 1990-1992).

Julie Parrish 1940, actress, Miss Piper - Star Trek (1 episode, "The Menagerie: Part I", 1966), Salem Quaker - The Time Machine (1978) (TV).

Carmen Carter 1954, sci-fi writer, Star Trek novelist. She began writing fantasy and science fiction in 1984. Her first Star Trek novel, Dreams of the Raven was published in 1987, and since then she authored three Next Generation novels.

Nathan Anderson 1969, actor, Namon - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Nemesis", 1997), Rastenn - Babylon 5 (1 episode, "Learning Curve", 1998), F-18 Pilot - Godzilla (1998), Sergeant Kemper - Star Trek: Enterprise (2 episodes, 2003), Commander Kor - Alien Siege (2005) (TV),

Events

1977, Damnation Alley is released.

1991, Star Trek:TNG, "Disaster" airs.

1996, Star Trek:DS9, "Nor the Battle to the Strong" airs.

1996, Babylon 5 Episode 65 - "Shadow Dancing" first aired

1998, Star Trek:DS9, "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" airs.

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

2000, Deep Core is released.