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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, [...]
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
Shel Dorf , 76, a comic-book collector who founded the pop-culture showcase in San Diego now known as Comic-Con, died Tuesday from complications related to diabetes.
Artists, dealers, enthusiasts and superheroes of all ages and levels of experience gathered Saturday and Sunday for Boston Comic-Con at the Back Bay Events Center....
76-year-old Shel Dorf passed away at Sharp Hospital of a long-term illness. 11/3/09
Comic-Con founder Sheldon Dorf dies
Halloween is already over, but don’t worry. You’ll have a chance to dress up as your favorite comic book character — or anyone, really — for this Saturday’s second annual Tucson Comic Con at Hotel Arizona.
Since making a rather innocuous statement in a red-carpet interview prior to this year's Comic-Con, filmmaker Robert Zemeckis has been dodging rumors of a potential sequel to his famed live-action/cartoon classic, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
ComingSoon.net's The Weekend Warrior offers a preview of the new releases opening on Friday, November 13, including Roland Emmerich's latest disaster flick 2012 (Sony) and Richard Curtis' latest ensemble comedy Pirate Radio (Focus Features). This week's The Chosen One" is the documentary William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (Arthouse Films) and the "Battle Cry" looks at the recent waves in ...
The National Council of Jewish Women's Greater Miami section will honor Bay Harbor resident Myra Farr for 70 years of leadership and community service at a brunch on Nov. 22, at Temple Beth Sholom, 4144 Chase Ave. in Miami Beach.
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