the man, the legend, the shadow

The anthology comic Tales of Suspense 17 was published with a cover date of May 1961. Besides new material, the issue also reprinted a story from Mystery Tales 42. In the Googam section, Billy Langley, Googam, Luke Perkwhistle, and Sara Perkwhistle were introduced, created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby. ("Beware of Googam, Son of Goom!!!", "Googam Part 2", "The Bridge", "There is Something Strange About Mr Jones", "What Lurks in the Mountain", Tales of Suspense 17, Marvel Comic Event)

The first issue of the 4 issue limited series Battleaxes was published with a cover date of May 2000. ("Mederus No More", Battleaxes 1, DC/Vertigo Comic Event)

The last issue of the miniseries Trouble Magnet was published with a cover date of May 2000. ("The Memory Conflict", Trouble Magnet 4, DC Comic Event)

The last issue of the miniseries Brave Old World was published with a cover date of May 2000. ("Permanent Fatal Errors", Brave Old War 4, DC Comic Event)

The first betamax system was released in Japan on may 10, 1975. This allowed people to watch recorded and not just broadcast media on their home television. (TV Event)

The second and final part of the Stephen King TV movie adaptation of The Tommyknockers aired on May 10, 1993. ("The Tommyknockers Part Two", Stephen King TV Event)

Deadpool vol 2 40 was published with a cover date of May 2000. The issue featured a cover that was a homage to the sci-fi movie Alien. ("Warriors Four", Deadpool vol 2 40, Marvel Comic Event)

A Christmas Story

The first issue of the 8 issue limited series Creature Commandos was published with a cover date of May 2000. The series took place on Earth 85. The issue saw the deaths of Hyathis and Kromm, and introduced Aten, Bogman, and Captain Hunter, created by Tim Truman and Scot Eaton. ("A Spear of Silence", Creature Commandos 1, DC Comic Event)

The first issue of the limited series The Inhumans vol 3 was published with a cover date of June 2000. The issue introduced Arvak, Dine, Mora, and Ikarys, created by Rafael Marin and Jose Ladronn. ("The Stars Our Destiny", The Inhumans vol 3 1, Marvel Comic Event)

Creature Commandos 2 was published with a cover date of June 2000. The issue introduced Mr Murray and Calvin, created by Tim Truman and Scot Eaton. The issue also presented the death of Sarge. ("From Here to Heaven is a Scar", Creature Commandos 2, DC Comic Event)

The fourth and final season premiere of Farscape first aired on June 7, 2002. Chrichton Kicks marked the first appearances of Sikozu and 1812. ("Chricton Kicks", Farscape, Sci-Fi TV Event)

On June 8, 1989, the Prince single "Batdance" from the Tim Burton "Batman" movie was released. The song would climb to number one in the US music charts. The music video was nominated for awards by the Soul Train Music Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards. ("Batdance", Prince, Music, Event)

On June 8, 1974, part six episode Planet of Spiders of Doctor Who aired. In the episode, the time traveling alien known as the Doctor regenerated (the first time the process was named). The character who had been protrayed by Jon Pertwee and was taken over by Tom Baker. ("Planet of the Spiders", Doctor Who vlm 1, TV, Event)

The last issue of the miniseries 4 Horsemen was published with a May 2000 cover date. The series was part of the V2K imprint. ("Death", 4 Horsemen 4, DC/Vertigo Comic Event)

The last new episode of War of Worlds, the TV spin-off series of the 1963 movie (inspired by the H.G. Wells novel), aired on May 14, 1990. The series ran for two seasons of 44 episodes. There was a massive characters, tone, and plot change between season one and two with the season premier bridging the two. The last episode saw the return of Ceeto (Keram Malicki Sanchez) and featured flashbacks to the movie. ("The Obelisk", War of the Worlds, TV Event)