#ThisDayInFandomHistory: Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist/co-writer Rob Liefeld for Marvel Comics, Cable is first seen in The New Mutants #87 on this date in 1989. #OnThisDay #Cable #NewMutants #XForce #XMen #MarvelComics

Happy birthday to Kristanna Loken, born today in 1979. An American actress and model, she is known for roles in such films as Mortal Kombat: Conquest, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, and BloodRayne, as well as on the TV series Painkiller Jane. #KristannaLoken

Happy birthday to David Yates, born today in 1963. Yates is an English film director, producer, and writer, best known for directing the later four films in the Harry Potter series and the first three films of its prequel series, Fantastic Beasts. #DavidYates

Happy birthday to American actress Sigourney Weaver, born today in 1949. Considered to be a pioneer of action heroines in science fiction films, Weaver is best known for her role as Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise. #SigourneyWeaver

Happy birthday to American writer, screenwriter, and editor R. L. Stine, born today in 1943. Stine is the author of hundreds of horror fiction novels, including the books in the Fear Street, Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly and The Nightmare Room series. #RLStine

Happy birthday to American actor James Olson, born today in 1930. Fans may know Olson for roles in Moon Zero Two, The Andromeda Strain, Battlestar Galactica, The Bionic Woman, Wonder Woman, and Amityville II: The Possession. #JamesOlson

Today we celebrate the birthday of Frank Herbert, born today in 1920. Herbert was an American science fiction author best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. #FrankHerbert

Today we celebrate the birthday of Kirk Alyn, born today in 1910. An American actor, he is best known for being the first actor to play Superman in live-action for the 1948 movie serial Superman and its 1950 sequel Atom Man vs. Superman. #KirkAlyn

Happy birthday to James Sturm, born today in 1965. Sturm is an American cartoonist and co-founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies and the founder of the National Association of Comics Art Educators (NACAE). #JamesSturm

Today we celebrate the birthday of American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality Harvey Pekar, born today in 1939. Pekar is best known for his American Splendor comic series, which inspired a film adaptation of the same name. #HarveyPekar

#ThisDayInFandomHistory: Alien Nation is an American buddy cop neo-noir science fiction action film written by Rockne S. O'Bannon and directed by Graham Baker. It was released in the United States on this date in 1988. #OnThisDay #AlienNation

Happy birthday to Canadian actor Shawn Ashmore, born today in 1979. He is known for his roles as Bobby Drake / Iceman in the X-Men film series, Jake Berenson in the television series Animorphs, and Lamplighter in the Amazon Prime Video superhero series The Boys. #ShawnAshmore

Happy birthday to Canadian actor Aaron Ashmore, born today in 1979. He is known for his roles on American television series such as Jimmy Olsen on Smallville, Steve Jinks on Warehouse 13, and Johnny Jaqobis on the Canadian television series Killjoys. #AaronAshmore

Happy birthday to Meighan Desmond, born today in 1977. A New Zealand actress, Desmond is best known for her role as the Greek goddess Discord in the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its two spin-offs – Xena: Warrior Princess and Young Hercules. #MeighanDesmond

Happy birthday to Haitian-American actor Jamie Hector, born today in 1975. Having had starring roles in such dramas as The Wire and Bosch, Hector is known in fandom for his roles in The Strain, Heroes, and Jericho. #JamieHector

Happy birthday to Japanese-born special effects artist, film director, and musician Screaming Mad George, born today in 1956. His work includes movies such as Big Trouble in Little China, Predator, and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and 4. #ScreamingMadGeorge

Today we celebrate the birthday of Lightning Bear, born today in 1947. A Native American stuntman, stunt coordinator, and special effects artist, he did work in the Star Trek franchise, first three Star Wars films, the original Planet of the Apes, and many more. #LightningBear

Happy birthday to American writer and producer J. Larry Carroll, born today in 1946. Carroll is known for his work on Silverhawks, BraveStarr, Thundercats, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Space Precinct, TekWar, and Stargate: SG-1. #JLarryCarroll

Happy birthday to Austin Stoker, born today in 1943. Stoker is a Trinidadian-American actor, best known in fandom as Bruce MacDonald in the 1973 film Battle for the Planet of the Apes. #AustinStoker

Happy birthday to Nick Lowe, born today in 1979. Lowe is the vice president of Content, Digital Publishing, and executive editor at Marvel Comics. He was formerly senior editor of the X-Men titles. #NickLowe

Happy birthday to David W. Mack, born today in 1972. Mack is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his creator-owned series Kabuki and for co-creating the Marvel Comics superhero Echo. #DavidWMack

Happy birthday to American comic book artist and writer Howard Chaykin, born today in 1950. As an artist, Chaykin has worked on Batman, Guy Gardner, The Shadow, Superman, Captain America, and the original Marvel run of Star Wars. #HowardChaykin

#ThisDayInFandomHistory: P'Gell is a femme fatale who perennially tries to seduce the Spirit to a life of crime at her side. Created by Will Eisner, she first appeared in The Spirit #332, with a cover date of October 6th, 1946. #OnThisDay #PGell #Spirit #WillEisner

Happy birthday to English actress Scarlett Byrne, born today in 1990. Byrne has had roles in the Harry Potter film franchise, the series Falling Skies, The Vampire Diaries, and the Hulu series Runaways. #ScarlettByrne

Happy birthday to Luisa D'Oliveira, born today in 1986. A Canadian actress, she is known for her roles in Supernatural, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, The 100, and Supergirl. #LuisaDOliveira

Happy birthday to British actor Ioan Gruffudd, born today in 1973. In fandom Gruffudd is best known for his roles as Lancelot in the movie King Arthur, and as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic in 2005 film Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel. #IoanGruffudd

Happy birthday to Jenny Wade, born today in 1980. Wade is an American actress known for playing Nina in The CW series Reaper and Honey Pie in the Feast film trilogy, as well as appearing in American Horror Story and Grimm. #JennyWade

Happy birthday to American-Canadian actress, filmmaker, singer, songwriter, and director Amy Jo Johnson, born today in 1970. As an actress, Johnson is known in fandom for her role as Kimberly Hart on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. #AmyJoJohnson

Happy birthday to American actress Elisabeth Shue, born today in 1963. Shue is known in fandom for her roles in the Back to the Future Part franchise, Hollow Man, and the Amazon series The Boys. #ElisabethShue

Happy birthday to American scientist and author of science fiction David Brin, born today in 1950. The winner of the Hugo, Locus, Campbell, and Nebula Awards, his novel The Postman was adapted into a 1997 feature film starring Kevin Costner. #DavidBrin

Happy birthday to Michael Durrell, born today in 1943. An American actor, he has been a part of the V miniseries and the subsequent television series as well as Voyagers, Knight Rider, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Alien Nation: Dark Horizon. #MichaelDurrell

Happy birthday to Swedish actress, model and singer Britt Ekland, born today in 1942. Ekland is known in fandom for her roles in Asylum, The Wicker Man, The Man with the Golden Gun, Battlestar Galactica, The Monster Club, Beverly Hills Vamp, Superboy, and Lexx. #BrittEkland

Happy birthday to Adam Kubert, born today in 1959. Kubert is an American comics artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics. #AdamKubert

Happy birthday to Mike Carlin, born today in 1958. Carlin is a comic book writer, editor, and executive. He has worked principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics since the 1970s. He won an Inkpot award an Eisner Award for Best Editor for his work on Superman titles. #MikeCarlin

Today we celebrate the birthday of John Forte, born today in 1918. Forte was an American comic-book artist, active from the early 1940s on, best known as one of the primary pencilers of DC Comics' early Legion of Super-Heroes stories. #JohnForte

Happy birthday to Jesse Eisenberg, born today in 1983. An American actor, he has appeared in such fandom properties as The Village, Zombieland and its sequel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, and Vivarium. #JesseEisenberg

Happy birthday to British stuntperson Chloé Bruce, born today in 1983. Bruce has worked in the MCU and the Star Wars franchise as well as Wrath of the Titans, Kick-Ass 2, Assassin's Creed, Wonder Woman, Blade Runner 2049, The Mummy, and The Nevers. #ChloéBruce

Happy birthday to Ti West, born today in 1980. West is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, and occasional actor, best known for his work in the horror film industry. #TiWest

Happy birthday to Ehren Kruger, born today in 1972. An American film producer and screenwriter, he is best known for writing three installments in the original Transformers film series as well as the American version of The Ring and Ghost in the Shell. #EhrenKruger

Happy birthday to Daniel Baldwin, born today in 1960. An American actor, he is known in fandom for roles in films such as Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, Vampires, Vegas Vampires, A Darker Reality, and Sicilian Vampire. #DanielBaldwin

Happy birthday to Canadian writer, multi-media artist, and actor Duncan Regehr, born today in 1952. Regehr is perhaps best known as Zorro in The Family Channel's series based on the classic hero, and from his roles in multiple incarnations of Star Trek. #DuncanRegehr

Happy birthday to English playwright, novelist, film director, and visual artist Clive Barker, born today in 1952. Barker has written many novels and other works of horror, some adapted into film, including the Hellraiser series. #CliveBarker

Happy birthday to American actress Karen Allen, born today in 1951. Known for her portrayal of Marion Ravenwood in the Raiders of the Lost Ark films, she also appeared in Starman, Terminus, Ghost in the Machine, and Things Heard & Seen. #KarenAllen

Today we celebrate the birthday of American actor Jeff Conaway, born today in 1950. Known in fandom for playing security officer Zack Allan on Babylon 5, he also appeared in Wizards And Warriors, Stephen King's Golden Tales, Monsters, and Alien Intruder. #JeffConaway

Today we celebrate the birthday of English actor Donald Pleasence, born today in 1919. His roles have been numerous, including appearances in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, THX 1138, the Halloween franchise, and Escape from New York. #DonaldPleasence

Today we celebrate the birthday of American actor John Hoyt, born today in 1905. Perhaps best known in fandom for playing Dr. Phillip Boyce in the original pilot for Star Trek, he also appeared in The Time Tunnel, Planet of the Apes, and Battlestar Galactica. #JohnHoyt

Happy birthday to Pop Mhan , born today in 1973. A Thailand-born comic book penciller and inker, Mhan has worked for such publishers as WildStorm, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Top Cow, Dark Horse, and Tokyopop. #PopMhan

Happy birthday to Nancy Barrett, born today in 1941. An American actress, Barrett is best known for her portrayal of Carolyn Stoddard (among other characters) in the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. #NancyBarrett

Happy birthday to Jeff Nicholson, born today in 1962. Nicholson is an American comic book writer, artist, and self-publisher, known primarily for his work on Ultra Klutz, Through the Habitrails, Father & Son, and Colonia. #JeffNicholson

Today we celebrate the birthday of Riley Thomson, born today in 1912. Thomson was an American animator and comics artist who spent most of his career working with Walt Disney films and characters. #RileyThomson