Comic-Con founder Shel Dorf dies, age 76
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 »
GamePro.com - Nov. 6, 2009
Sheldon Dorf | Comic-book devotee, 76
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 »
Philadelphia Daily News - Nov. 6, 2009
Comic-Con founder, 76, dies
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 »
Chicago Tribune - Nov. 6, 2009
Sheldon Dorf: Comic-Con International founder
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 »
Chicago Sun-Times - Nov. 6, 2009
Shel Dorf dies at 76; architect behind San Diego's Comic-Con
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 »
Los Angeles Times - Nov. 5, 2009
Shel Dorf dies; a founder of Comic-Con
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 »
Los Angeles Times - Nov. 5, 2009
Sheldon Dorf | Comic-book devotee, 76
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 »
Philadelphia Inquirer - Nov. 6, 2009
Founder of San Diego Comic-Con dies at 76
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 »
Denver Post - Nov. 5, 2009
Comic-Con founder Shel Dorf dies, age 76
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 »
Industry Standard - Nov. 6, 2009
Founder of San Diego Comic-Con dies at 76
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 »
Town Hall - Nov. 6, 2009