The rules for simulating magic were inspired by the works of fantasy author Jack Vance, and the system as a whole drew upon the work of authors such as Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp, and Fritz Leiber.

Some science fiction and fantasy books also show a clear picaresque influence, transported to a variety of invented worlds — for example, The Dying Earth series of Jack Vance, Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Harry Harrison's The Stainless Steel Rat series, James H. Schmitz's The Witches of Karres and L. Sprague de Camp's Novarian series.

* Jack Sprague, NASCAR driver

Thus, C & S has less of a modern literary influence than D & D which was influenced by Tolkien but also by other authors such as Jack Vance, Fritz Leiber, L. Sprague de Camp and Michael Moorcock.

* Howard Sprague ( Jack Dodson ), County Clerk

The milquetoast Howard Sprague ( Jack Dodson ), in an attempt to look younger, is seen in various hues of hair color.

* Jack Dodson as Howard Sprague

In later years, though, the Truck series has also become a place for Cup veterans without a ride to make their living which currently includes Ricky Craven, Jimmy Spencer, Dennis Setzer, Brendan Gaughan ( who started his career in a family-owned team, and after his Nextel Cup attempt, returned to the family operation ), Rich Bickle, Andy Houston, Todd Bodine, Bobby Hamilton, Jr. and previous champions Mike Skinner, Ron Hornaday, Ted Musgrave, and Jack Sprague.

* 2001 Jack Sprague

* 1999 Jack Sprague

* 1997 Jack Sprague

Mayberry regulars Goober Pyle ( George Lindsey ), Clara Edwards ( Hope Summers ), Emmett Clark ( Paul Hartman ), and Howard Sprague ( Jack Dodson ) are seen regularly.

* Jack Sprague, the only 3-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion

In 2002, he moved to the Busch Series with Jack Sprague.

* 2000 – Jack Sprague

* NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race: Jack Sprague, 1 hr.

Jack Sprague had dominated all day, but with rain in the area, Purvis stayed out while everyone else came in.

* 1996 Jack Sprague ( Race shortened to 152 laps / 152 miles due to rain )

* 1997 Jack Sprague

Biffle would go on to set the trucks on fire in 1999, when he won nine times, and was in contention for the championship for much of the season before finally losing to Jack Sprague.

He won three of out the first five races that year and seven races overall, and had eighteen top-ten finishes, but was unable to catch Jack Sprague for the title.

Jack Sprague then replaced Chaffin and he was left without a ride.

Jack Sprague ( born August 8, 1964, in Spring Lake, Michigan ) is a NASCAR driver.

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The evening program was opened by the Jazz Three, a Newport group consisting of Steve Budieshein on bass, Jack Warner, drums, and Don Cook, piano.

Besides Dick Tracy, Capp parodied many other comic strips in Li ' l Abner — including Steve Canyon, Superman ( at least twice ; first as " Jack Jawbreaker " in 1947, and again in 1966 as " Chickensouperman "), Mary Worth, Peanuts, Rex Morgan, M. D., Little Annie Rooney and Little Orphan Annie ( in which Punjab became " Punjbag ," an oleaginous slob ).

His frequent appearances on NBC's The Tonight Show spanned three emcees ( Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson ), from the 1950s to the 1970s.

The Silver Age lasted through the late 1960s or early 1970s, during which time Marvel Comics revolutionized the medium with such naturalistic superheroes as Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four and Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's Spider-Man.

However, the overdriven sound of the Hammond gained a new image when it became part of 1960s and 1970s rock with artists like Alan Price, Gregg Allman, Steve Winwood, Rick Wright, Keith Emerson, Jon Lord, Matthew Fisher, Rick Wakeman, Tony Banks and Jack McDuff.

Marvel's modern incarnation dates from 1961, the year that the company launched Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and others.

Though the concept of a shared universe was not new or unique to comics in 1961, writer / editor Stan Lee, together with several artists including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, created a series of titles where events in one book would have repercussions in another title and serialized stories would show characters ' growth and change.

The Marvel Comics company itself exists within the Marvel Universe, and versions of people such as Stan Lee and Jack Kirby have appeared in some of the stories, whereas characters like Steve Rogers, ( Captain America's alter ego ), have worked for Marvel.

* 1954 – Steve Kilbey, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer ( The Church and Jack Frost )

* " The Compound Arcane " is a poem written in 1975 by Jack Hirschman, subtitled Hommage to Steve Biko, which is published in The Arcanes.

The Padres swept the final three games at then San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium ( the highlight arguably being Steve Garvey's dramatic, game-winning home run off of Lee Smith in Game 4 ) to win the 1984 National League pennant.

The show featured a fictional state police unit run by Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, portrayed by Jack Lord.

The show centers on a fictional state police force led by former U. S. naval officer Steve McGarrett ( played by Jack Lord ), who was appointed by the Governor, Paul Jameson ( played by Richard Denning, though Lew Ayres played the Governor in the pilot ).

Jack Lord played Steve McGarrett. The Five-O team consisted of three to five members ( small for a real state police unit ), and was portrayed as occupying a suite of offices in the Iolani Palace.

Other mainstays of the organizing committee were Judy Miller, Jack Waluska, Steve Gerrie and Brenda Howard of GLF.

Alan Moore, John Totleben, and Steve Bissette won the 1985 Jack Kirby Award for Best Single Issue for Swamp Thing Annual 2.

Gay Byrne, Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson ,, Dick Cavett, Ed Sullivan, Oprah Winfrey, Rush Limbaugh, and Mosunmola Abudu have hosted notable talk shows ; in many cases, the shows have made their hosts famous.

Many artists made their mark with pop standards, particularly interpreters like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Frankie Laine, Nat King Cole ( originally known for his jazz piano virtuosity ), Lena Horne, Tony Bennett, Vic Damone, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, Peggy Lee, Sammy Davis, Jr., Mel Tormé, Sarah Vaughan, Eydie Gormé, Andy Williams, Nancy Wilson, Jack Jones, Rita Reys, Steve Lawrence and Cleo Laine.

Beginning in 1989 Campbell illustrated Alan Moore's ambitious Jack the Ripper graphic novel From Hell, serialised initially in Steve Bissette's horror anthology Taboo.

In 1979, with the encouragement of longtime BS & T manager Fred Heller, who had numerous requests for the band to play more shows, David Clayton-Thomas decided to continue Blood, Sweat & Tears with an entirely new lineup that consisted of himself and other Canadian musicians ( Kenny Marco-guitar, David Piltch-bass, Joe Sealy-keyboards, Bruce Cassidy-trumpet, flugelhorn, Earl Seymour-sax, flute, Steve Kennedy-sax, flute and Sally Chappis-drums, with Harvey Kogan soon replacing Kennedy and Jack Scarangella succeeding Chappis ).

In the original sketches, Doug and Steve were often joined by that night's guest, credited as ' barhop ' ( including turns by Jim Carrey, Tom Hanks, Martin Short, Alec Baldwin, Jack Nicholson, and Sylvester Stallone parodying his familiar Rocky Balboa role ).

Currently, Lee Giles, Prasenjit Mitra, Susan Gauch, Min-Yen Kan, Pradeep Teregowda, Juan Pablo Fernández Ramírez, Pucktada Treeratpituk, Jian Wu, Douglas Jordan, Steve Carman, Jack Carroll, Jim Jansen, and Shuyi Zheng are or have been actively involved in its development.

Editor Jack C. Harris hired Steve Ditko as guest artist on several issues, a decision which garnered a mixed reaction from the title's readership.

* January 24 – Steve " Silk " Hurley's innovative " Jack Your Body " becomes the first house music record to top the UK singles chart.

The band has featured an impressive array of musicians: Steve Slagle, Randy Brecker, Frank Lacy, John Stubblefield, Chris Potter, Ryan Kisor, Alex Foster, Jack Walrath ( an alumnus of one of Mingus ' last bands ), Vincent Herring, Ronnie Cuber, John Hicks, Seamus Blake, Jimmy Knepper, and many more.