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September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 21, 1963

This Day in Manka Bros History – Sept 21, 1963:

The Figmen comic book – superheroes created from radioactive fallout in White Sands – debuts. They do their best to help people, but mostly they’re sick and don’t have a lot of energy.

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September 19, 2023September 19, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 20, 1966

This Day in Manka Bros History – September 20, 1966:

Hundreds died and thousands were injured after Manka Music Group artist Ramsey McCak went electric at the Manka Folk Love Festival in Palm Desert. The fires burned for days and McCak was forced into hiding.

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September 18, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 19, 1985

This Day in Manka Bros History- September 19, 1985:

Manka Bros tests Mankapture – a revolutionary motion capture suit which would change the special effects business forever. While several actors were badly injured during the tests, no one was killed!

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September 17, 2023September 17, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 18, 2019

This Day in Manka Bros History – Sept 18, 2019:

Studio Chairman & CEO Khan Manka, Jr. appoints his daughter, Connie (now 15), to the Manka Bros. Board of Directors, where she is co-chair of the audit and finance.

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September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 15, 1950

This Day in Manka Bros History – Sept 15, 1950:

Inspired after seeing Mont St. Michel, Simeon Manka unveils a plan to build a floating, self-sustaining, city of the future – Mont St. Manka. This model was destroyed by his brother, Harry, five minutes after unveiling because it had ‘nothing to do with motion pictures!’

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September 14, 2023September 14, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 14, 1955

This Day in Manka Bros History – September 14, 1955:

Four hundred extras from the set of the 1955 film ‘Fellow Travelers’ disappeared into the Burbank mountains. During the filming of a ‘long march’-type scene in which thousands of Communists supposedly fled to Russia through a mountain pass (the Burbank mountains were used as a substitute), the extras went missing and were never heard from again. Several witnesses describe a purple and yellow glow or aura appearing over the mountain right before the disappearance. The mystery has never been solved.

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September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 13, 1924

This Day in Manka Bros– September 13, 1924:

A baby is abandoned at the Manka Bros studio gate, is raised by the Props Department and grows up to become child star Orphan Johnny.

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September 5, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 6, 1972

This Day in Manka Bros History- September 6, 1972:

The ‘Sniper Ken’ comic strip receives a rebuke from the U.S. government and is banned in Asia after Sniper Ken kills Ho Chi Minh.

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September 5, 2023September 5, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 5, 1930

This Day in Manka Bros. History – September 5, 1930:

Khan Manka (Sr.) and Carl Laemmle box each other for the film rights to ‘Frankenstein.’ Laemmle won – though many say the match was fixed.

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September 4, 2023

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This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 21, 1963

This Day in Manka Bros History – Sept 21, 1963:

The Figmen comic book – superheroes created from radioactive fallout in White Sands – debuts. They do their best to help people, but mostly they’re sick and don’t have a lot of energy.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 20, 1966

This Day in Manka Bros History – September 20, 1966:

Hundreds died and thousands were injured after Manka Music Group artist Ramsey McCak went electric at the Manka Folk Love Festival in Palm Desert. The fires burned for days and McCak was forced into hiding.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 19, 1985

This Day in Manka Bros History- September 19, 1985:

Manka Bros tests Mankapture – a revolutionary motion capture suit which would change the special effects business forever. While several actors were badly injured during the tests, no one was killed!

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This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 18, 2019

This Day in Manka Bros History – Sept 18, 2019:

Studio Chairman & CEO Khan Manka, Jr. appoints his daughter, Connie (now 15), to the Manka Bros. Board of Directors, where she is co-chair of the audit and finance.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 15, 1950

This Day in Manka Bros History – Sept 15, 1950:

Inspired after seeing Mont St. Michel, Simeon Manka unveils a plan to build a floating, self-sustaining, city of the future – Mont St. Manka. This model was destroyed by his brother, Harry, five minutes after unveiling because it had ‘nothing to do with motion pictures!’

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This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 14, 1955

This Day in Manka Bros History – September 14, 1955:

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This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 13, 1924

This Day in Manka Bros– September 13, 1924:

A baby is abandoned at the Manka Bros studio gate, is raised by the Props Department and grows up to become child star Orphan Johnny.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 6, 1972

This Day in Manka Bros History- September 6, 1972:

The ‘Sniper Ken’ comic strip receives a rebuke from the U.S. government and is banned in Asia after Sniper Ken kills Ho Chi Minh.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 5, 1930

This Day in Manka Bros. History – September 5, 1930:

Khan Manka (Sr.) and Carl Laemmle box each other for the film rights to ‘Frankenstein.’ Laemmle won – though many say the match was fixed.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 4, 1906

This Day in Manka Bros. History – September 4, 1906:

Khan Manka (Sr.) steals and sells Princess (his brother Simeon’s horse and only friend) to buy a movie camera.

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