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GhostDancer

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  1. Iceland awaits the Yule Lads If you’re spending the holidays here in Reykjavik, be sure to keep an eye out for Sausage-Swiper, Window-Peeper, and Door-Slammer. They’re three of the Yule Lads, a group of 13 mischievous pranksters who—according to local folklore—visit homes one by one to leave rewards or punishments for children on each of the 13 days leading up to Christmas. Tonight, the Gully Gawk is scheduled for a visitation, waiting for an opportunity to sneak into the cowshed and steal milk. Modern versions of the lads sometimes portray them in a benevolent light, even dressed like Santa Claus, but other stories are dark. The lads are said to be the sons of Gryla, a mountain troll with an appetite for mischievous children. Let’s hope we’re on the nice list this year.
  2. My first thought was Yuletide had invaded, Christmas in July! Is it too late for our Holidays to defend themselves? Santa, "We need the spirit of giving every day!" The Great Pumpkin, "Stay in your lane, fat man!" Photo by me, Willistead Manor, Walkerville, Ontario
  3. I want to put together a War on Christmas convention game. Scott Bennie graciously consented to let me use Thundrax for Canada Day. Show us your holiday character write-ups, please!
  4. 1952, the Great Smog of London smothered the city for five days, wreaking havoc and killing thousands.
  5. So sorry to learn we've lost Pat Lupoff, co-winner with her husband Richard Lupoff of the 1963 Best Fanzine Hugo Award for Xero — which made her the first female recipient of a Hugo. Here she is dressed as Mary Marvel (with Dick as Captain Marvel) at the 1960 Pittsburgh Worldcon. Fifty-one years after that was taken, when the San Diego Comic-Con hosted a celebration of 50 years of comic fandom for those of us who'd been involved in it that long, I took my own photo of them holding the original image of their cosplay. My heart goes out to Richard and all who loved her. - Scott Edelman
  6. 1933, Albert Einstein fled Nazi Germany and moved to the United States.
  7. October 1943. What happens when he says, “Shazam”? Uncle Marvel first appears in Fawcett’s Wow Comics #18. The story by Otto Binder and Marcus Swayze is titled “Mary Marvel Meets Her Uncle Marvel.” Cover by Jack Binder.
  8. 2007: The Big Bang Theory began. The nerd-centric sitcom focuses on science and pop culture themes, relationships, and situations, including comics shop visits and Comic-Con International: San Diego trips.
  9. The following refers to one who visits dojos that teach various martial arts or weapon disciplines and challenges the head sensei to a duel to prove their worth.
  10. 2006, Argentina celebrated its first "Dia de la Historieta" (National Comics Day).
  11. 1982, The United States Air Force Space Command was founded.
  12. 1943, the USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, was commissioned.
  13. Everyone's favorite beagle is 50 today!
  14. 1865, Wild Bill Hickok kills gunman Dave Tutt in Springfield, Missouri, in what is regarded at the first formal quick-draw duel.
  15. 2008, the first act of the award-winning supervillain-focused Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog streamed online. It’s followed by Act Two (July 17) and Act Three (July 19).
  16. Happy Bastille Day "For they marched up to Bastille Day La guillotine claimed her bloody prize Hear the echoes of the centuries Power isn't all that money buys"
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