Here’s the third batch of scans from Shel Dorf’s negatives from the 1974 San Diego Comic-Con, which was held at the El Cortez Hotel with Bill Lund as Chairman. (I received the negatives from Shel’s friend and cartooning partner Charlie Roberts. There are over two hundred pictures so I’m going to post them periodically in batches. (You can see the first two batches here and here.
Guests, fans, and committee members pictured include Kirk Alyn, Ray Bradbury, Shel Dorf, Ken Krueger, Bjo Trimble, Chairman Bill Lund, Richard Butner, Ed Nizyborski, William Crawford, Bill Schanes, and Eric Hoffman.
Where I was uncertain of a name, I just put down a question mark. If you would like to help identify these people in the pictures, so that the question marks can be replaced with names, please leave a comment or send me a message by clicking on the “CONTACT” tab at the top. I’ve numbered the pictures M051-M075 so you can easily specify which picture(s) you can identify people in.
Update 06/28/10: Thanks to Robert Beerbohm for noting that photo M055 shows Calvin Slobodian from Canada, not Buddy Saunders.
Update 06/20/10: Thanks to Bill Lund and Greg Koudoulian for identifying Jean Graham (formerly Jeannie Peacock) in M054 and Bill Lund again for identifying William Crawford’s wife in M063.
Update 06/19/10: Thanks to Greg Koudoulian for identifying Tom French in picture M064.
Update 06/19/10: Thanks to comics and collectibles dealer Bob Beerbohm (who was there in 1974, as well as at every other Comic-Con since the first full con in August 1970) for making the following identifications: M051 – Irving Bigman and Dave Gibson; M053 – Bob Beerbohm and Dave Gibson; M054 – Gary Coddington; MO57 – Phil Seuling; M060 – Bob Beerbohm’s booth; M065 – Bob Beerbohm.
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Mike,
In photo M063: That’s William Crawford’s wife, I believe.
In photo M054: Jean Graham, formerly Jeannie Peacock and a member of the convention staff as our go-between with Paramount Studios and Star Trek. She married another former staff member, Chuck Graham, although that doesn’t appear to be him directly behind her. I’ve contacted her to verify this info for you,
m054 I think may be Ms. Peacock(Star San Diego)
Thanks Bob for pointing out Gary, he was a good guy. Died way to young in the late 70′s or 80′s of kidney disease. He was a dealer at every single FIRST SUNDAY CLUB CON. He lived in Pasadena with his folks, I use to visit him there. He was definitely a world expert on all Superman Collectibles!
M 064 is Tom French
MO-54 the guy in middle looking off the camera to the right in the pic (his left) is Gary Coddington, long time friend of comics, art agent for Joe Shuster, Carl Barks, among others, back in the day
MO-53, the head right behind Ken Kruger’s right side is me, Robert Beerbohm, as that is where my booth was in the room, and my hairline started receding early in life,
MO-53 The big guy on left with long hair and bread is Dave Gibson
MO-65 has me, Robert Beerbohm, on the outside of that table talking some deal to buy something from the vintage movie poster dealer behind his table. This is the first photo you have scanned from Shel’s collection with me in it. See, I recognize the shoe design as the final clincher in this passion play. -:L
MO-55 looks like later Lone Star comics store chain magnate Buddy Saunders, plus his wife
Mo-60 shows the back of my booth display. The large white display board area
MO-7 is Phil Seuling striding with his back to us inside his booth area
Whoops, MO-57 is Phil Seuling’s back
M051 – right side, older gent with leg up on chair is Irving Bigman, mentor to many of us younguns back in the day