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.

Photo: Comic-Con International: San Diego 2012. (Photo by Eddric Lee)

Cosplay fans (R) take selfies as comic book and gaming fans attend the annual Ani-Com and Games Fair in Hong Kong on July 28, 2017. Tens of thousands were expected to attend the annual event on animation, comics and games, from July 28 to August 1. (Photo by Isaac Lawrence/AFP Photo)

A Kenyan model Ajuma Nasanyana waits behind the scenes before the fashion show showcasing African fashion and culture during a gala marking the launch of a book called “African Twilight: The Vanishing Rituals and Ceremonies of the African Continent” at the African Heritage House in Nairobi, Kenya on March 3, 2019. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Rwandan woman drummers perform during the photocall for “The Book of Life” at the Edinburgh International Festival on August 11, 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland.The Women Drummers of Rwanda,have broken with tradition to empower women to take part in a exhilarating and liberating of musical art-form. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)

Bees cover beekeeper Lu Kongjiang as he competes in a “bee bearding” contest on July 16, 2011 in Shaoyang, Hunan Province of China. Wang Dalin won the contest after attracting 26.86kg of bees onto his body, covered only by a pair of shorts and swimming goggles. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

Women in Chicago being arrested for wearing one piece bathing suits, without the required leg coverings. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 1922

An Afghan woman walks along a street covered with snow on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan February 7, 2017. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)

Snow covered pine tree reaches for the sky. Shot in Sweden on a crisp winter day. (Photo by Anna Rebecka Lindberg/The Guardian)