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Every year fans from all over the globe truck it over to San Diego’s International Comic-Con to celebrate the best in comics, sci-fi, and fantasy. Shel Dorf was a comic book reader and collector who was one of the few pioneers who kicked off the annual gathering back in 1970. According to The Chicago Tribune, [...]
Dozens of people along with a few comic book characters went to the Science Spectrum Saturday for the first ever West Texas Comic Con.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Comic book collector Shel Dorf, who organized the first Comic-Con convention in San Diego, has died at the age of 76, his brother said.
Shel Dorf, a prominent comic-book collector who instigated the founding of the pop-culture showcase in San Diego now known as Comic-Con, has died. He was 76.
"Star Wars" characters Darth Maul (Josh Martin, left), and Storm Trooper Richard Woodrow, talk shop during the Tucson Comic Con held at The Hotel Arizona. Hundreds of people turned out for this second-annual one-day event.
Comic book fan Shel Dorf founded the Comic-Con convention in 1970, and at the first event just 300 people showed up. This year, at the Comic-Con International event in San Diego more than 125,000 comic book, sci-fi, and video game aficionados showed up to rub shoulders with their heroes and get a sneak look at upcoming movies, TV shows and games.
This year, Cleveland gets its own comic con the weekend after Thanksgiving.
As a child, Dorf was an avid comic reader and collector. The first convention drew 300 people in 1970. More than 125,000 attended this year's edition of the pop-culture showcase. Shel Dorf, a prominent comic-book collector who was the architect behind the pop-culture showcase in San Diego now known as Comic-Con, has died. He was 76.
Shel Dorf, the founder of Comic-Con International in San Diego, one of the biggest comic book conventions in the world, has died at age 76, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention, has died. He was 76.
Sheldon Dorf, Who Founded the World Famous Comic-Con International Comic Book Convention, Died of Kidney Failure
Comic fans everywhere are mourning the loss of Sheldon "Shel" Dorf, 76, the founder of San Diego's largest convention Comic Con. Dorf died Tuesday at Sharp Memorial Hospital of complications from diabetes. He was buried Wednesday at the Home of Peace Cemetery in Mount Hope. Dorf's brother Michael said he would miss most his brother's big, generous heart.
Been searching for the coveted Issue 27 of "Detective Comics," the 1939 book that introduced the world to Bruce Wayne's alter ego, Batman? You just might luck out at the second annual Tucson Comic Con.
SAN DIEGO - Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention, has died. He was 76. A longtime friend, Greg Koudoulian, says the Ocean Beach resident died at a San Diego hospital on Tuesday from kidney failure.
Sheldon "Shel'' Dorf, the man who founded the now- world famous San Diego Comic-Con International, died Tuesday. He was 76.
The man who founded Comic-Con has died. Shel Dorf died Tuesday at Sharp Hospital after a long illness.
Dick Tracy, Charlie Brown and the entire comic strip pantheon lost a friend yesterday, with the death of a Comic-Con founder.
As a child, Dorf was an avid comic reader and collector. The first convention drew 300 people in 1970. More than 125,000 attended this year's edition of the pop-culture showcase. Shel Dorf, a prominent comic-book collector, was the architect behind the pop-culture showcase in San Diego.
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Shel Dorf had a passion for comics that literally took him into the funny pages.
Comic Con descended upon Back Bay on October 24, 2009 Photos from the Boston comic book convention Photo: Maddy Myers Comic Con 2009 | Back Bay Events Center | October 24, 2009 Read more
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