Posted on Fri, Nov. 6, 2009
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
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