Spotlight on Lee Falk - Participation in the comic conventions
A comic (book) convention or "comic con" is an event held for focusing on comic culture. At the event fans can meet creators, experts.
It can be considered that the first of such events took place in 1965 (February 21 to March 2 / officially named "International Exhibition of Comics") in the Italian city of Bordighera, near the French frontier. From 1966, it was annually held Lucca, Tuscany Province and known as the "Lucca Exhibition".
In the U.S.A., the more important comic convention is now the "San Diego Comic-Con International", California, which was founded in 1970.
Lee Falk has participated to the following events (see too the following page: Spotlight on Lee Falk - Timeline):
- 1. 1965 (February/March): the first “International Exhibition of Comics” in Bordighera (February 21 and 22)
- 2. 1971 (October/November): 7th Lucca Comics Conference (wins “The Yellow Kid Award”)
- 3. 1984 (October/November): 16th Lucca Comics Conference (receives “The Yellow Kid Award”)
- 4. 1989 (June/July): wins the “Inkpot Award” at the San Diego International Comic Conference.
- 5. 1994 (May): invited to the Kansas City ComicCon.
1965 : “International Exhibition of Comics” in Bordighera
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1971 : "Lucca Comics Conference
1984 : "Lucca Comics Conference
1989 : "San Diego ComicCon"
1994 : "Kansas City ComicCon"
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