Happy birthday to American actor William Lucking, born today in 1941. Lucking has appeared in Captain America II: Death Too Soon, The Incredible Hulk, The Greatest American Hero, Voyagers!, The X-Files, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Enterprise. #WilliamLucking
Happy birthday to American comic book writer and artist Hilary Barta, born today in 1957. Barta is best known as an inker, working for such publishers as Marvel, Eclipse, America's Best, Dark Horse, Bongo, and others comic companies. #HilaryBarta
Happy birthday to Frank Ashmore, born today in 1945. Ashmore is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as "Martin" in the 1983 NBC miniseries V and its 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle. He reprised his role in the pilot episode of V: The Series. #FrankAshmore
Today we celebrate the birthday of Wally Wood, born today in 1927. Wood was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, best known for his work on EC Comics's Mad and Marvel's Daredevil. He was also one of Mad's founding cartoonists in 1952. #WallyWood
Happy birthday to Marie Avgeropoulos, born today in 1986. A Canadian actress and model, Avgeropoulos is best known for her role as Octavia Blake on The CW’s post-apocalyptic science fiction television series The 100. #MarieAvgeropoulos
Happy birthday to Jim Somerville, born today in 1961. Somerville is an American comic book artist who provided interior art for the comics Aliens: Newt's Tale and Predator: Invaders from the Fourth Dimension for Dark Horse Comics. #JimSomerville
Today we celebrate the birthday of Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor Lucio Fulci, born today in 1927. Fulci garnered an international cult following for his giallo and horror films, earning the nickname "The Godfather of Gore". #LucioFulci
Today we celebrate the birthday of American actor, singer, and musician James Shigeta, born today in 1929. Shigeta is known in fandom for roles in The Outer Limits, The Greatest American Hero, Airwolf, SeaQuest 2032, Babylon 5, and Space Marines. #JamesShigeta
Happy birthday to English actress Jodie Whittaker, born today in 1982. She has appeared in Attack the Block and Black Mirror, but best known in the role of the thirteenth incarnation of The Doctor in the British TV series Doctor Who. #JodieWhittaker
#ThisDayInFandomHistory: Created by Steve Gerber and Sal Buscema, the alien superhero Starhawk first appeared in cameo in the story "Three Worlds to Conquer!" in Marvel's Defenders #27, released on this date in 1975. #OnThisDay #Starhawk #Stakar #Defenders #MarvelComics