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This article is about the fan convention. For the trade treaty, see Comecon.
Comic-Con International: San Diego
Status
Active
Genre
Multi-genre
Venue
San Diego Convention Center
Location
San Diego, California
Country
United States
First held
1970
Organizer
Comic-Con International
Filing status
Non-profit
Attendance
125, 000+ in 2007
Official website
Comic-Con International: San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Convention Center and Doubletree Hotel
28, 000
Murphy Anderson, Jim Aparo, Peter Bagge, Dan Clowes, Nancy Collins, Paul Dini, Garth Ennis, Neil Gaiman, Ferd Johnson, Jack Kirby, Rick Kirkman, Don Martin, Frank Miller, Olivia, Jerry Scott, Marc Silvestri, Dave Sim, Vin Sullivan, Michael Whelan, Robert Williams, Roger Zelazny
August 4–7, 1994
San Diego Convention Center and now occupies the entire exhibit space.
July 14–17, 2005
San Diego Convention Center
113, 000
Forrest Ackerman, Sergio Aragonés, Samuel Delaney, Paul Dini, Arnold Drake, Will Eisner, Mark Evanier, June Foray, Neil Gaiman, Matt Groening, Mike Mignola, Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo), Scott Shaw, Art Speigelman, Jim Starlin, Jim Steranko, Theodore Sturgeon
Gabriel Wisdom (dressed as Thor) emcees Maquerade Ball, with Charlene Brinkman (later known as Brinke Stevens), as dancer
November 7–9, 1975
El Cortez Hotel
1, 100
Jock Mahoney, George Pal
Three-day follow-up to summer Con. Comic-Con incorporates as nonprofit.
July 21–25, 1976
El Cortez Hotel
3, 000+
Sergio Aragonés, Mel Blanc, Milton Caniff, Rick Griffin, Jack Kirby, Dale Messick, Joe Shuster, Noel Sickles, Don Thompson, Maggie Thompson
Vaughn Bodé, scheduled to appear, dies just before Con.
July 20–24, 1977
El Cortez Hotel
4, 000+
Carl Barks, C. C. Beck, Walter Gibson, Robert A. Heinlein, George Clayton Johnson, Michael Kaluta, Jack Kirby, B. Kliban, Françoise Mouly, Bill Mumy, Mike Peters, Robert Silverberg, Art Spiegelman, Bernie Wrightson
Debut, Convention Events Guide. Country Joe of Country Joe & The Fish performs.
August 4–7, 1988
Convention and Performing Arts Center and Holiday Inn
13, 000
Peter David, Will Eisner, Kelly Freas, Michael Kaluta, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Alan Moore (in his only U.S. convention appearance), Dan O'Bannon, Jerry Ordway, Alex Schomburg, Julius Schwartz, Jerry Siegel, Louise Simonson, Walt Simonson
The Con moved a step further towards professionalism, and adopted Rick Geary's toucan design as the official logo, and hired a general manager, Fae Desmond
July 31–August 3, 1986
Convention and Performing Arts Center and U.S. Grant Hotel
5, 000
John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Mike Grell, Paul Gulacy, Jack Kirby, Larry Niven, Joe Orlando, Richard Pini, Wendy Pini, James Robinson, John Severin, Joe Simon, Paul Smith, Vin Sullivan, Naoko Takeuchi, Chris Ware, Joss Whedon and most of the cast of Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Robert Williams
August 9–11, 1999
Professional Expo before Comic Con
August 12–15, 1999
San Diego Convention Center
Forrest Ackerman, Sergio Aragonés, Samuel Delaney, Paul Dini, Arnold Drake, Will Eisner, Mark Evanier, June Foray, Neil Gaiman, Matt Groening, Mike Mignola, Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo), Scott Shaw, Art Speigelman, Jim Starlin, Jim Steranko, Dave Stevens, Jill Thompson, Barry Windsor-Smith
Seduction Of The Innocent performed
July 20–23, 2000
San Diego Convention Center
Don Hertzfeldt
July 19–22, 2001
San Diego Convention Center
August 1–4, 2002
San Diego Convention Center
Ben Affleck, Avi Arad, Asia Argento, James Cameron, Emma Caulfield, Guillermo del Toro, Snoop
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