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.
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 Beach, Calif., he had been hospitalized for about a year.
Mr. Dorf, a freelance artist and comic-strip letterer, founded Comic-Con in San Diego in 1970 after moving from Detroit. The convention draws 125,000 fans a year and is a major gathering for comic-book fans, artists, writers, and movie stars.
Mr. Dorf was friends with comic greats such as Marvel artist Jack Kirby and Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz. - AP
