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comicsreporter.com - 19 days ago

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Shel Dorf, 1933-2009 image The writer and comics historian Mark Evanier brings word that Shel Dorf, the founder or a founder of Comic-Con International depending on one's interpretation of events, passed away on the afternoon of November 3. Dorf had been hospitalized for ...

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signonsandiego.com - 19 days ago

Sheldon Dorf; Comic-Con co-founder devoted to artists, fans

— signonsandiego.com — Peter Rowe Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 2 a.m. Dick Tracy, Charlie Brown and the entire comic strip pantheon lost a friend yesterday, with the death of a Comic-Con founder. Sheldon "Shel" Dorf succumbed to diabetes-related complications at Sharp ... (more) Sheldon Dorf; Comic-Con co-founder devoted to artists, fans

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newsfromme.com - 19 days ago

Shel Dorf, R.I.P.

— newsfromme.com — It's one of those sad, double-obit days here. The gent above left is Shel Dorf. He is seen, as he so often was, in the company of a great comic creator — in this case, Burne Hogarth, who drew... (more) Shel Dorf, R.I.P.

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latimes.com - 18 days ago

Shel Dorf dies at 76; architect behind San Diego's Comic

— latimes.com — Shel Dorf displays a Dick Tracy comic book in Ocean Beach, Calif., in 2006. ( San Diego Union-Tribune ) (more) Shel Dorf dies at 76; architect behind San Diego's Comic

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Comic Book Resources — Comics A.M. | The comics Internet in two minutes Sales charts | R. Crumb's The Book of Genesis Illustrated climbs seven spots to No. 2 in its second month on BookScan's list of top-selling adult graphic novels in bookstores. It's bested, as most are, by the latest volume of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto . But it's another story on USA Today's bestseller chart, where Crumb's book drops 49 places in its second week to No. 129. [ ICv2.com , USA Today ] Passings | Tom Spurgeon , NPR's Mark Memmott and Ina Jaffe , and Michael Cieply of The New York ...