comic con was held at el cortez hotel in san diego in the early years.
comic con was held at el cortez hotel in san diego in the early years.
where was comic con held in san diego in the early years?
el cortez hotel
following the initial gathering, dorf's first three-day san diego comics convention, the golden state comic-con, drew 300 people and was held at the u.s. grant hotel from august 1–3, 1970. other locations in the convention's early years included the el cortez hotel, the university of california, san diego, and golden hall, before being moved to the san diego convention center in 1991. richard alf, chairman in 1971, has noted an early factor in the con's growth was an effort "to expand the comic-con [organizing] committee base by networking with other fandoms such as the society for creative anachronism and the mythopoeic society, among others. (we found a lot of talent and strength through diversity)." in a "rolling stone" article about the origins of comic-con, it noted the work of krueger, who handled early business matters, and worked to get the event to be organized by a non-profit organization. by the late 1970s, the show had grown to such an extent that bob schreck recalled visiting with his then-boss gary berman of creation conventions and reflecting, "while [berman] kept repeating (attempting to convince himself) 'this show's not any bigger than ours!' i was quietly walking the floor stunned and in awe of just how much bigger it really was. i was blown away."
san diego comic-con
in 2014, san diego comic-con sent a cease and desist order to the organizers salt lake comic con, asserting that "comic-con" and "comic-con international" were registered trademarks of the convention, and that use of the term "comic con" in any form was trademark infringement as it implies an unauthorized association with san diego comic con. a u.s. court ruled in favor of san diego comic-con and awarded $20,000 in damages (albeit not considering the infringement to be willful). phoenix comiccon changed its name to phoenix comic fest as a proactive move to avoid possible legal issues in the wake of this ruling. they then filed a motion in an arizona federal court to strike down san diego comic convention's trademark in 2017, the salt lake comic con changed its name to fanx salt lake comic convention (or just fanx). on january 16, 2018, salt lake comic con filed a motion for a new trial.
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