Births:
Mike Butterworth (1924); Patrick Blower (1959)
Deaths:
Annette Mills (1955); William Augustus Sillince (Silenus; 1974); John Buscema (2002)
Notable Events:
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody died in 1917.
The pilot episode of Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show broadcast in 1992.
Richard Horne (Harry Horse) and his wife Mandy were found dead in their remote bungalow on Burra, in 2007, in an apparent suicide pact.
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Thursday, January 10, 2019
Friday, December 28, 2018
On This Day: 28 Dec
Births:
Bill Martin (Williams; 1919); P.J. Holden (1969)
Deaths:
Toby Baines (1967)
Notable Events:
The first of Studdy's War Studies theatrical animations was released in 1914.
Camille and Her Boss newspaper strip ended in 1937.
Beelzebub Jones newspaper strip began on this day in The Daily Mirror in 1937, ending on this day in 1945.
Frank Sidebottom's single Oh Blimey it's Christmas entered the charts at #87 in 1985.
Bill Martin (Williams; 1919); P.J. Holden (1969)
Deaths:
Toby Baines (1967)
Notable Events:
The first of Studdy's War Studies theatrical animations was released in 1914.
Camille and Her Boss newspaper strip ended in 1937.
Beelzebub Jones newspaper strip began on this day in The Daily Mirror in 1937, ending on this day in 1945.
Frank Sidebottom's single Oh Blimey it's Christmas entered the charts at #87 in 1985.
Saturday, November 17, 2018
On This Day: 17 Nov
Battle-Action (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #142 (19 Nov 1977).
Roy of the Rovers Winter Special (Fleetway Publications; 1989].
DC Comics Showcase: Harley Quinn (Titan Comics) #01 (Nov 2016)
Judge Dredd: Silencer by David Bishop. (Virgin Publishing; 1994) ISBN-10: 0352329602.
First Appearances:
Sgt. Pete Coker (Coker's Commandos) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #426 (20 Nov 1982).
Births:
Benjamin Edwin Minns (1863); Hector Breeze (1928); Don Lawrence (1928); Peter Cook (1937); Jonathan Ross (1960)
Notable Events:
The Sun newspaper was redesigned in 1969, with Paul Rigby's cartoons appearing prominently.
Bear newspaper strip began in The Sun in 1969.
Punch 150th Anniversary Exhibition ended, at the Royal Festival Hall, London, in 1991.
The inaugural British Comic Awards took place during the Thought Bubble convention in 2012.
The first episode of Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show in B/W broadcast on Channel M in 2006.
A cartoon by Stanley McMurtry in The Daily Mail depicting immigrants, published in 2015, was criticised for its links to Nazi propaganda imagery. The newspaper denied any wrongdoing... Naturally.
Roy of the Rovers Winter Special (Fleetway Publications; 1989].
DC Comics Showcase: Harley Quinn (Titan Comics) #01 (Nov 2016)
Judge Dredd: Silencer by David Bishop. (Virgin Publishing; 1994) ISBN-10: 0352329602.
First Appearances:
Sgt. Pete Coker (Coker's Commandos) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #426 (20 Nov 1982).
Births:
Benjamin Edwin Minns (1863); Hector Breeze (1928); Don Lawrence (1928); Peter Cook (1937); Jonathan Ross (1960)
Notable Events:
The Sun newspaper was redesigned in 1969, with Paul Rigby's cartoons appearing prominently.
Bear newspaper strip began in The Sun in 1969.
Punch 150th Anniversary Exhibition ended, at the Royal Festival Hall, London, in 1991.
The inaugural British Comic Awards took place during the Thought Bubble convention in 2012.
The first episode of Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show in B/W broadcast on Channel M in 2006.
A cartoon by Stanley McMurtry in The Daily Mail depicting immigrants, published in 2015, was criticised for its links to Nazi propaganda imagery. The newspaper denied any wrongdoing... Naturally.
Saturday, October 20, 2018
On This Day: 20 Oct
MASK preview comic in Eagle (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #240 (25 Oct 1986).
TV21 #243 (2014).
The Mighty World of Marvel (Panini Comics) vol.6 #01 (2016)
Judge Dredd: Future Crime (Fleetway Publications) Definitive Edition [1990]
First Appearances:
Major Jim Slayer (Slayer and the War of the Robots) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #422 (23 Oct 1982).
Births:
Fred Robinson (1912); Luis Arcas (1934)
Deaths:
Roy Ullyett (Berryman; 2001); Les Barton (2008); Ken Hunter (2008)
Notable Events:
Stan Lee appeared at Camden's Roundhouse in 1975, where he talked about Marvel history and answered questions.
A statue of Frank Sidebottom, sculpted by Colin Spofforth, was unveiled (at 11:37 no less) in Timperley, in 2013.
Supermarionation Blu-Ray box-set released, as a Network exclusive, in 2014. Included in the feelies was an updated and expanded edition of Stephen La Riviere’s book, an exclusive edition of TV21, published especially for the set, as well as a wallet of postcards.
Mr. Men and Little Miss stamps released by the Post Office in 2016.
TV21 #243 (2014).
The Mighty World of Marvel (Panini Comics) vol.6 #01 (2016)
Judge Dredd: Future Crime (Fleetway Publications) Definitive Edition [1990]
First Appearances:
Major Jim Slayer (Slayer and the War of the Robots) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #422 (23 Oct 1982).
Births:
Fred Robinson (1912); Luis Arcas (1934)
Deaths:
Roy Ullyett (Berryman; 2001); Les Barton (2008); Ken Hunter (2008)
Notable Events:
Stan Lee appeared at Camden's Roundhouse in 1975, where he talked about Marvel history and answered questions.
A statue of Frank Sidebottom, sculpted by Colin Spofforth, was unveiled (at 11:37 no less) in Timperley, in 2013.
Supermarionation Blu-Ray box-set released, as a Network exclusive, in 2014. Included in the feelies was an updated and expanded edition of Stephen La Riviere’s book, an exclusive edition of TV21, published especially for the set, as well as a wallet of postcards.
Mr. Men and Little Miss stamps released by the Post Office in 2016.
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