Inside San Diego Comic-Con

San Diego Comic-Con is an annual event at the San Diego Convention Center. Shel Dorf founded it in 1970.

Dorf ran a one-day minicon on March 21, 1970. The first three-day show drew 300 people.

Since 2010, it fills the center to capacity with over 130,000 attendees.

In 2013, the schedule held 1,075 total panels. Anime-focused sessions made up 29 percent of the programming that year.

Wrap advertising on buildings has been illegal for years. Building wrap is essentially expensive wallpaper.

San Diego Comic-Con has an estimated annual regional economic impact.

San Diego Comic Convention is a public-benefit nonprofit. Proceeds fund the convention, WonderCon, and SAM.