Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/September/September 30

September 30:

Book releases
 * 1983 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes volume 2, by Yoshiki Tanaka

Film releases
 * 1988 - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, a comedy horror film directed by James Signorelli

Television series
 * 1965 - Thunderbirds, a British science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, begins airing on ATV
 * 1983 - Manimal, an American action/adventure/fantasy series, begins airing on NBC

Births
 * 1947 - Michael B. Wagner (d. 1992), a television writer and producer whose work on science fiction shows include Mann & Machine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Probe, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Man from Atlantis