San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) began as a small gathering of roughly 100 fans in a hotel basement and has since transformed into a massive global pop culture phenomenon attracting over 130,000 attendees annually. What started as a niche meetup for comic book collectors is now the multi-million dollar epicenter of the global entertainment industry. The Humble Beginnings (1970)
In 1969, a Detroit-born comic fan named Sheldon Dorf moved to San Diego and teamed up with a group of local teenage comic enthusiasts. To raise funds and gauge public interest for a full-scale convention, they threw a one-day “dry run” called the San Diego Golden State Comic-Minicon on March 21, 1970. The evolution of Comic-Con
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