The Story of How the San Diego Comic-Con Went From Small Event to Industry Giant

In 1976, the publicity supervisor of an unknown sci-fi film hosted a panel showing slides.

That film was Star Wars. And although the audience was skeptical at the time, Star Wars would go on to become the highest grossing film of all time in 1977, holding on to that title until the release of E.T. the Extraterrestrial in 1982.