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Although all previous
Comicons sponsored by the Academy of Comic Art Fans and Collectors have been traditionally held during the summer months, this year's function has been scheduled to coincide with the Thanksgiving Holiday. The 1968 Academy Con will commence on November 29th and continue thru the
288:(a.k.a. the "International Convention of Comic Book Art"), which took place in New York City in the summer of 1968. By this point, comics fandom had become well established, with annual conventions being held in New York,
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Founders of Comic Fandom: Profiles of 90 Publishers, Dealers, Collectors, Writers, Artists and Other
Luminaries of the 1950s and 1960s
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December.... For further details, send a stamped self-addressed envelope to Dave Kaler....
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1966 Alley Award for Best
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312:got Kaler in the door at
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819:"1967 Alley Awards"
651:"1965 Alley Awards"
388:' horror anthology
362:Outlaws of the West
817:Hahn, Joel (ed.).
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