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

It got its start in 1970.

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A group of comic, movie, and sci-fi loving friends from San Diego got together to put on the first comic book convention Southern California had ever seen. It included artist Shel Dorf, comic book store owner Richard Alf, publisher Ken Krueger, and Mike Towry.