Shel’s 1970 Business Card
Fan artist Alan White sent us a scan of Shel’s 1970 business card, which Shel gave to him at the first full San Diego Comic-Con (August 1-3, 1970).
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See Shel Dorf, June Foray, and Carmine Infantino at San Diego Comic-Con 1973
I (Mike Towry) have been scanning some of Shel Dorf’s old film negatives and came across two great pictures of Shel with guests at the 1973 San Diego Comic-Con, which was held at the Sheraton…
Listen to Shel Speaking at Comic-Con #1 in 1970
At the ComicConMemories.com web site, you can listen to audio recordings of many committe members and guest speakers from the first San Diego’s Golden State Comic-Con, which was held August 1st thru 3rd, 1970 in…
Shel Dorf and Ken Krueger Remembered in Fall 2009 Comic-Con Magazine
The new online, Fall 2009 edition of the Comic-Con Magazine is available from http://www.comic-con.org/common/cc_magazine.shtml. It features very nice articles on San Diego Comic-Con International Founder Shel Dorf (pages 4-5) and Chairman of Comic-Con #1…
Shel Dorf and Ken Krueger Honored as Among the Most Notable People to Have Passed Away in 2009
This past Sunday (December 27, 2009) the San Diego Union-Tribune paper published an article titled “The year we lost legends.” The article’s introduction cited the passing, among others, of Walter Cronkite, Patrick Swayze, Farrah Fawcett,…
More Pictures of Shel’s Giant Greeting Card from Artist Matt Lorentz
Artist Matt Lorentz sent in the following two new pictures of the giant greeting card that he took around Comic-Con 2009 so that many artist friends and admirers of Shel could sketch on it for…
Shel Dorf and Ken Krueger Produce King Kon in 1974
Inside Comics #2, August 1974 (published by Galaxy News Service) featured a Mark Evanier article titled “The Mini-Cons That Attacked Southern California!” The article focused on one-day mini-conventions, in particular Greg Koudoulian’s First Sunday Club…
Good Fun in the 70’s
A page from the 1979 Comic-Con program book with Shel’s note to David Scroggy at the bottom. Shel’s note to David reads: “It’s wonderful how much good fun we all had in the 70’s! The…
— In Memoriam —
Ken Krueger, Chairman of Comic-Con #1
Ken Krueger, Chairman of Comic-Con #1
Ken Krueger passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2009. He will be sorely missed by family and friends. As a teenager, Ken Krueger attended the first-ever science fiction convention, the 1939 Worldcon. As an adult,…
Artist Matt Lorentz Remembers Shel Dorf
Artist Matt Lorentz remembers Shel Dorf as the great connector, bringing together artists and fostering careers. Matt accompanied Shel on many of his legendary field trips, including visits with Chuck Jones, Mel Lazarus, and Forry…