The Lost World, Mel-O-Toons, Sargon the Sorcerer, Gay Ghost, Sea Devils, Silver Surfer, Tobor the Great, Batman Returns, Casper Meets Wendy, Voyager.

I love the cover of the 1941 Green Lantern #1 created by Howard Purcell. It was the action and the colour that impressed me most. Howard brought us that cover and so many others through the 1940's along with working on some great comic books.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Claude Rains 1889, actor, The Invisible Man - The Invisible Man (1933), Professor George Edward Challenger - The Lost World (1960), Narrator - Mel-O-Toons (1 episode, "David and Goliath", 1960).

Howard Purcell 1918, comic-book artist and writer, A longtime penciler and cover artist for DC Comics, he co-created the Golden Age characters Sargon the Sorcerer and the Gay Ghost (renamed in the 1970s the Grim Ghost) for All-American Publications. Purcell also drew the famous cover of Green Lantern #1 (Fall 1941). Purcell's 1960s work included doing cover art for the DC series Sea Devils, and, with writer Bob Haney, creating the supernatural character the Enchantress in Strange Adventures #187 (April 1966). Purcell did a smattering for Marvel Comics, including two "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." stories, over Jack Kirby layouts, in Strange Tales #143-144 (April-May 1966); a Black Knight solo feature in Marvel Super-Heroes #17 (Nov. 1968); and two 10-page, semi-anthological backup stories featuring the Watcher, in Silver Surfer #4-5 (Feb. & April 1969).

Steven Geray 1904, actor, Dr. Schmidt - Blondie Knows Best (1946), Matre'd Coq D'or - Beware of Blondie (1950), The Foreign Spy-Chief - Tobor the Great (1954), Prof. Van Wick - Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "The Deadly Rock", 1956), Basil Jerichau - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Duplicate Man", 1964), Dalgren - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "The Village of Guilt", 1964), Perrault - The Time Tunnel (1 episode, "Devil's Island", 1966).

Albert Pass Hall 1937, actor, Galek Dar - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Booby Trap", 1989).

Vincent Schiavelli 1948, actor, Prospector - The Return (1980), John O'Connor - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), Pango - Otherworld (1 episode, "Village of the Motorpigs", 1985), The Peddler - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The Arsenal of Freedom", 1988), Organ Grinder - Batman Returns (1992), Leo Atkins - Highlander (1 episode, "Innocent Man", 1992), John Zatara - Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "Zatanna", 1993), Lanny - The X-Files (1 episode, "Humbug", 1995), Lapin Perdido - Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1 episode, "Call ME Crazy?!", 1995)(voice), Mr. Bailey / Vincent - Hey Arnold! (2 episodes, 1996-1997)(voice), Scientist - Perversions of Science (1 episode, "Planely Possible", 1997), Vincent - Casper Meets Wendy (1998) (TV), Dr. Seuss Character - Family Guy (1 episode, "A Fish Out of Water", 2001)(voice), Mr. Bailey - Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) (voice).

Athena Massey 1971, actress, Jessen - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Remember", 1996), Sarah/Quad-Rena - Star Portal (1999), Dr. Gail Waters / Hurricane - Roger Corman Presents Black Scorpion (3 episodes, 2001).

Events

1966, Star Trek:TOS, "The Corbomite Maneuver" airs.

1967, Star Trek:TOS, "Metamorphosis" airs.

1973, Star Trek:TAS, "Mudd's Passion" airs.

1997, Star Trek:DS9, "You Are Cordially Invited" airs.

1999, Voyager, "Dragon's Teeth" airs.