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Man Who Founded Comic-Con Passes Away

Source: 10 News
San Diego : CA : USA | about 1 month ago  
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Sheldon "Shel" Dorf, the man who founded the now-world famous San Diego Comic-Con International, died Tuesday...Dorf, a resident of Ocean Beach, succumbed to diabetes-related complications at Sharp Memorial Hospital, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
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