| Comic-Con founder Shel Dorf dies, age 76 |
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The founder of Comic-Con International, an event that has become an increasingly important part of the pop culture landscape, has died at age 76. Comic book fan Shel Dorf... More »
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GamePro.com - Nov. 6, 2009
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| Sheldon Dorf | Comic-book devotee, 76 |
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San Diego Union Tribune, File Sheldon Dorf in a 2006 photo. In 1970, he founded Comic-Con, a convention that draws 125,000 fans a year. Posted on Fri, Nov. 6, 2009 Sheldon... More »
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Philadelphia Daily News - Nov. 6, 2009
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| Comic-Con founder, 76, dies |
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Shel Dorf, a prominent comic-book collector who was the architect behind the pop-culture showcase in San Diego now known as Comic-Con, has died. He was 76. Dorf died Tuesday... More »
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Chicago Tribune - Nov. 6, 2009
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| Sheldon Dorf: Comic-Con International founder |
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A longtime friend, Greg Koudoulian, said the Ocean Beach resident died at a San Diego hospital on Tuesday from kidney failure. He had diabetes and had been hospitalized for... More »
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Chicago Sun-Times - Nov. 6, 2009
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| Shel Dorf dies at 76; architect behind San Diego's Comic-Con |
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Shel Dorf, a prominent comic-book collector who was the architect behind the pop-culture showcase in San Diego now known as Comic-Con, has died. He was 76. Dorf died Tuesday... More »
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Los Angeles Times - Nov. 5, 2009
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| Shel Dorf dies; a founder of Comic-Con |
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Shel Dorf, a prominent comic-book collector who was the architect behind the pop-culture showcase in San Diego now known as Comic-Con, has died. He was 76. Dorf died Tuesday... More »
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Los Angeles Times - Nov. 5, 2009
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| Sheldon Dorf | Comic-book devotee, 76 |
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Sheldon Dorf, 76, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic-book convention, died at a San Diego hospital Tuesday from kidney failure. A resident of Ocean... More »
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Philadelphia Inquirer - Nov. 6, 2009
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| Founder of San Diego Comic-Con dies at 76 |
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SAN DIEGOSheldon 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... More »
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Denver Post - Nov. 5, 2009
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| Comic-Con founder Shel Dorf dies, age 76 |
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Comic book fan Shel Dorf founded the Comic-Con convention in 1970, and at the first event just 300 people showed up. This year, at the Comic-Con International event in San... More »
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Industry Standard - Nov. 6, 2009
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| Founder of San Diego Comic-Con dies at 76 |
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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... More »
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Town Hall - Nov. 6, 2009
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