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#ThisDayInFandomHistory: Created by Bob Kane, David Wood, and Sheldon Moldoff, Mister Freeze first appeared in Batman #121 on this date in 1958. Originally called Mr. Zero, he was renamed and popularized by the 1960's Batman TV series. #OnThisDay #MisterFreeze #MrZero #DCComics
December 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Happy birthday to Canadian singer/songwriter and actress Colleen Rennison, born today in 1987. Rennison is known in fandom for her roles in Highlander: The Series, Dream Man, Millennium, The Sentinel, Poltergeist: The Legacy, Stargate: SG-1, and Aftermath. #ColleenRennison
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Happy birthday to American actress, producer, and artist Lucy Liu, born today in 1968. Her fandom appearances include the Charlie's Angels films, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, The X-Files, Futurama, Kill Bill: Volume 1, Rise: Blood Hunter, and Future World. #LucyLiu
December 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Happy birthday to Andy Mangels, born today in 1966. Mangels is an American science fiction author who has written novels, comic books, and magazine articles, and produced DVD collections, mostly focusing on media in popular culture. #AndyMangels
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Happy birthday to American actor Dennis Christopher, born today in 1955. He is known in fandom for appearances in The Time Tunnel, Alien Predator, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, SeaQuest 2032, The Burning Zone, Roswell, Star Trek: Enterprise, and The Lost Room. #DennisChristopher
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Happy birthday to American tennis pro and actress Cathy Lee Crosby, born today in 1944. Crosby starred as the title character in the 1974 television film Wonder Woman, and appeared in Kolchak: The Night Stalker and the horror film The Dark. #CathyLeeCrosby
December 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Happy birthday to American-born actress and writer Connie Booth, born today in 1940. Booth is known for her appearances with Monty Python in both TV and film as well as writing on acting on BBC2's Fawlty Towers and an appearance on Tomorrow People. #ConnieBooth
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Jimmy Sangster, born today in 1927. Sangster was a British screenwriter and director, most famous for his work on the initial horror films made by the British company Hammer Films, including The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula. #JimmySangster
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Jonathan Frid, born today in 1924. A Canadian actor, best known for his role as vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap opera Dark Shadows. #JonathanFrid
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of American cartoonist and illustrator Jack Davis, born today in 1924. Known for his advertising art, magazine covers, film posters, record album art, and comic book stories, Davis was one of the founding cartoonists for Mad magazine. #JackDavis
December 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Jerry Sohl, born today in 1913. An American television scriptwriter and science fiction author, he wrote for The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Outer Limits, Star Trek: The Original Series, and The Invaders. #JerrySohl
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#ThisDayInFandomHistory: The Day of the Triffids is a post-apocalyptic novel by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. The story was first published in December 1951 by Michael Joseph in the United Kingdom. #OnThisDay #TheDayOfTheTriffids
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Happy birthday to Riz Ahmed, born today in 1982. A British-Pakistani actor and rapper, he is known in fandom for roles in Dead Set, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and Venom. #RizAhmed
December 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Happy birthday to Lebanese-Canadian actor and producer Mark Ghanimé, born today in 1977. Best known for his role as Major Sergio Balleseros on the Syfy series Helix, he also appeared in Smallville, Supernatural, Arrow, and Soldiers of the Apocalypse. #MarkGhanimé
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Happy birthday to Kenyan-British actor, puppeteer, and stuntman Deep Roy, born today in 1957. Roy worked on such productions as Flash Gordon, the Star Wars franchise, various Star Trek films, The Dark Crystal, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Doctor Who, and Blake's 7. #DeepRoy
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Happy birthday to American actor, writer, and aviator Treat Williams, born today in 1951. In fandom Williams has had roles in such films as The Empire Strikes Back, Dead Heat, The Phantom, Deep Rising, Age of Dinosaurs, Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader. #TreatWilliams
December 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Happy birthday to visual effects artist Syd Dutton, born today in 1944. Specialized in matte paintings, he is known for work on such projects as Buck Rogers In The 25th Century, Blade Runner, Dune, Star Trek: First Contact, The Time Machine, Serenity, and Zombieland. #SydDutton
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Malachi Throne, born today in 1928. An American actor, he is noted for roles on Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, Batman, Land of the Giants, Time Tunnel, and Babylon 5. #MalachiThrone
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of American actor James Greene, born today in 1926. Greene is known for roles aboard the Star Trek television franchise, Max Headroom, Alien Nation, Quantum Leap, The Adventures Of Brisco County Jr., and Charmed. #JamesGreene
December 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Happy birthday to Matt Fraction, born today in 1975. An Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, he is known for his work on The Invincible Iron Man, The Immortal Iron Fist, Uncanny X-Men, and Hawkeye for Marvel, and Casanova and Sex Criminals for Image. #MattFraction
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Happy birthday to American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, designer, and musician Gary Panter, born today in 1950. His work is representative of the post-underground, new wave comics movement. #GaryPanter
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#ThisDayInFandomHistory: Created by Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa for Marvel Comics, Amadeus Cho, aka Mastermind Excello, aka Brawn, debuted in Amazing Fantasy #15 Vol 2 on this date in 2004. #OnThisDay #AmadeusCho #MastermindExcello #Brawn #MarvelComics
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Happy birthday to Mark Wing-Davey, born on this date in 1948. A British actor and director, he portrayed Zaphod Beeblebrox in the radio and television versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. #MarkWingDavey
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Happy birthday to American actor Billy Lush, born today in 1981. Known for dramatic work, in fandom Lush is known for roles in Reign of the Gargoyles, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the video game series Dishonored, and the TV series Revolution. #BillyLush
November 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Happy birthday to Robert Kirkman, born today in 1978. Kirkman is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer known for co-creating The Walking Dead, and for creating and producing the series Outcast and Invincible; both adaptations of his own comics. #RobertKirkman
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM