at age 62. November 29: Mo Leff, American comics artist (continued Joe Jinks as Curly Kayoe), dies at age 56. Specific date in November unknown: Al Zere, American comic artist (So This Is Married Life, The Wows, Flossie, Rookie Joe, continued Susie Sunshine), dies at age 79. December December 13: Ken Hultgren, American animator and comics artist (Disney comics, Hanna-Barbera comics), dies from a heart attack at age 63. December 30: Bill Tytla, Ukrainian-American animator (Disney Studios, Terrytoons, Famous Studios), passes away at age 64. Specific date unknown Edgar Henry Banger, aka, Harry Banger, British comics artist (Koko the Pup, Chubb and Tubb, Skit the Kat, Stoogie, Dilly Duckling, Boney Prince Charlie, Dudley Dudd the Dud Detective, Coal Black Jones), passes away at age 71. Bob Forrest, British illustrator and comics artist (made comics for the Amalgamated Press and Fleetway), dies at age 60 or 61. Bernard Jeanson, French comics artist (Toto Bulldozer) commits suicide at age 33 or 34. Frank Thomas, American comics artist (Dinky Doyle, All-American Football, Going West, Hossface Hank, continued Ferd'nand), dies at age 53 or 54. Conventions June 15–16: Detroit Triple Fan Fair (Fort Pick Shelby Hotel, Detroit, Michigan) — Guest of Honor Harlan Ellison; c. 175 attendees June 21–23: Southwesterncon III (Hotel Southland, Dallas, Texas) — 160 attendees; produced by Larry Herndon & Tom Reamy; official guests include Fritz Leiber, Harold LeDoux (guest of honor), and H. H. Hollis June 28–30: Gateway Con 2 (St. Louis, Missouri) — produced by Bob Schoenfeld; guest of honor Roy Thomas June 29–30: Toronto Triple Fan Fair (594 Markam Street, Toronto, ON, Canada) — also known as "Fan Fair I;" organized and managed by George Henderson (sponsored by OSFiC, Memory Lane, the Canadian Academy of Comic Book Collectors, and the Markam Village Film Club); Guests of Honor Roger Zelazny and Stan Lee; admission $1 for "passport" to all venues July 4–7: International Convention of Comic Book Art (Statler Hilton Hotel, New York City) — Phil Seuling hosts his first comic book convention (later to be known as the Comic Art Convention) under the aegis of SCARP (Society for Comic Art Research and Preservation, Inc.); guests of honor: Stan Lee and Burne Hogarth August 30 – September 2: Comicon '68 (British Comic Art Convention) (Midland Hotel, Birmingham, England) — first annual event, organized by Phil Clarke; "member"-guests include Alan Moore, Paul Neary, Jim Baikie, Steve Moore, and Nick Landau;