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

October 1, 2011

Richard Corben, Den, Damnation Alley, Underdog, Baggin' the Dragon, The Sad Sack, Prey, The Fantastic Four, Astro Boy.

When I read Heavy Metal Magazine when I was younger I always found the work by Richard Corben to be my favorite followed by Moebius's work.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Richard Corben 1940, comic book artist best known for his illustrated fantasy stories in Heavy Metal (HM) magazine. In 1970 he began illustrating horror and science-fiction stories for Warren Publishing. His stories appeared in Creepy, Eerie, Vampirella, 1984 and Comix International. He also colored several episodes of Will Eisner's Spirit.
George Peppard 1928, actor, Maj. Eugene Denton - Damnation Alley (1977), Cowboy - Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), John 'Hannibal' Smith - The A-Team (97 episodes, 1983-1987).
Bradley Bolke 1924, voice actor, Various voices - The New Casper Cartoon Show (1963) (TV), Chumley Walrus - Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963) (TV) (voice), Chumley - Underdog (1964)(TV)(voice), Fraidy Bat/Witch Doctor - Poor Little Witch Girl (1965)(voice), Swifty - Ocean Bruise (1965)(voice), Fraidy Bat - Shoeflies (1965)(voice), Swifty - Getting Ahead (1965)(voice), Dragon/Gnewton Gnome/Stanley - Baggin' the Dragon (1966)(voice), Stanley/Fraidy Bat/Grand Wizard - Trick or Cheat (1966)(voice), Stanley - The Rocket Racket (1966)(voice), Stanley/Rabbit/Frog Prince - Throne for a Loss (1966)(voice), Fraidy Bat/Stanley - Potions and Notions (1966)(voice), Jangle Bells - The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) (TV)(voice).
Abraham Sofaer 1896, actor, Hassim - The Sad Sack (1957), Dr. Stillman - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "The Mighty Casey", 1960), Arch - The Outer limits (1 episode, "Demon With A Glass Hand", 1964), Epeios - The Time Tunnel (2 episodes, 1966-1967), Commissioner - Tarzan (2 episodes, 1967), Dr. 'Doc' Gordon - Journey to the Center of Time (1967), Sobram - Lost In Space (1 episode, "The Flaming Planet", 1968), The Thasian / Melkotian Voice - Star Trek (2 episodes, 1966-1968).
Stephen Weaver Collins 1947, actor, Cmdr. Willard Decker - Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Earth Mover/Tony Maychek - Batman Beyond (1 episode, "Earth Mover", 1999), Dr. Dayton King - No Ordinary Family (20 episodes, 2010).
Natalia Nogulich 1950, actress, Vice Admiral / Admiral Alynna Nechayev - Star Trek: The Next Generation (4 episodes, 1992-1994), Admiral Alynna Nechayev - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2 episodes, 1994), Dr. Helen Gould - Dark Skies (1 episode, "Mercury Rising", 1996), Dr. Ann Coulter - Prey (1 episode, "Existence", 1998).
Jay Underwood 1968, actor, Chip Carson - Not Quite Human II (1989) (TV), Mike Walker / Kryptonite Kid - The Adventures of Superboy (1 episode, "The Kryptonite Kid", 1991), Chip Carson - Still Not Quite Human (1992) (TV), Johnny Storm - The Fantastic Four (1994), Mortimer Harren - Star Trek:Voyager (1 episode, "Good Shepherd", 2000), Jeb Dukes - The X-Files (1 episode, "Empedocles", 2001).
Darlena Tejeiro 1975, actress, Flight Officer - Star Trek (2009).


Events

1980, Astro Boy cartoon series begins. It was a remake of the 1961 series but placed more focus on Astro's robotic skills and a somewhat darker storyline than the previous incarnation of the series.
1990, Star Trek:TNG, "Family" airs.
1997, Star Trek:Voyager, "Revulsion" airs.
2003, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Rajiin" airs.

No comments:

Post a Comment