Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/December/December 5

Film releases
 * 1980 - Flash Gordon, a science fiction film based on Flash Gordon created by Alex Raymond
 * 2002 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, a fantasy film based on the novel The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien

Anniversaries and observances
 * 1932 - The science fiction comic strip Alley Oop debuts as a daily strip