Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/October/October 2

October 2:

Book releases
 * 2001 - Dune: House Corrino, a science fiction novel written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

Television series
 * 1999 - Spider-Man Unlimited, an animated series, begins airing on Fox Kids
 * 2009 - The Stargate Universe series premieres on Syfy

Births
 * 1909 - Alex Raymond (d. 1956), an American cartoonist, best known for creating the Flash Gordon comic strip for King Features
 * 1911 - Jack Finney (d. 1995), an American science fiction and thriller author