PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) –  Donald Levine, the Hasbro executive credited as the
father of G.I. Joe for developing the world’s first action figure, has died.

He died of cancer early Thursday at Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island. His
wife Nan said they were just about to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary.

Levine shepherded the toy through design and development as Hasbro’s head
of research and development.

Batman made his debut in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). He
was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. Originally
referred to as "the Bat-Man."

Batman became a popular character soon after his introduction
and gained his own comic book title, Batman, in 1940.

Tyrone Power at 3 years old

Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr., (May 5, 1914 – November 15, 1958)

Power was an film and stage actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. He 
appeared in dozens of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic
leads. His better-known films include The Mark of Zorro (1940), The
Black Swan (1942), and The Black Rose (1950).

X Minus One was a half-hour science fiction radio drama series broadcast
from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 in various timeslots on NBC.

(#3) May 8, 1955

The program opened with announcer Fred Collins delivering the countdown…

Fred Collins

Craig Hill (Craig Hill Fowler) (March 5, 1926 – April 21, 2014)

Hill, who played P.T. Moore, the co-owner of a helicopter chartering
company, in the 1950s syndicated TV adventure series Whirlybirds
(1957-1960) died Monday of natural causes in Barcelona, Spain. He
also starred in the 1954 film, The Black Shield of Falworth as Francis
Gascoyne.