San Diego Comic-Con International , also known as Comic-Con International: San Diego , and commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con , was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention and later the San Diego Comic Book Convention in 1970 by Shel Dorf and a group of San Diegans. It is traditionally a four-day event (Thursday through Sunday — though a three-hour preview night on Wednesday is open to professionals, exhibitors, and some guests pre-registered for all four days) held during the summer in San Diego , California , United States , at the San Diego Convention Center . Comic-Con is both the name of the annual event and the common name of the organization. This year it we be held from July 8th through the 12th, 2015. Comic-Con International also produces two other conventions, WonderCon and the Alternative Press Expo (APE), both held in San Francisco, California . Since 1974, Comic-Con has bestowed its annual Inkpot Award to
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