Star Studded Comics) revived the Southerwesterncon name as a multi-genre convention with a strong comic book focus. On July 23–24, 1966, the new Southerwesterncon (originally titled "Southwestern Con") was inaugurated at Dallas' Hotel Southland. The official guest was Academy of Comic-Book Fans and Collectors executive secretary and Academy Con promoter Dave Kaler. There were approximately 70 attendees at the convention, including Tom Reamy (of the previous iteration of Southwesterncon) and Camille Cazedessus Jr. Events included a costume contest, with Howard Waldrop among the participants. The 1936 British film Things to Come was shown instead of the promised 1933 film King Kong. 1967 Southwesterncon II Meanwhile, in 1965, Houston-based enthusiasts Ray Bonario, Marc Schooley, and Jerry Poscovsky formed the Houston Comic Collector's Association (HCCA). In 1967, the HCCA produced the second Southwesterncon, officially known as the "Houston Comic Convention", expanding it to three days and staging it at the Houston Ramada Inn on June 16–18 of that year. Movies shown at the convention included Metropolis (1927), Shadows Over Chinatown (a 1946 Charlie Chan feature), Behind the Mask (a 1946 The Shadow feature), and Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941). The first Houstoncon attracted 124 attendees, including Larry Herndon and Buddy Saunders. The con was later given the 1967 Alley Award for Best Fan Project. 1968 Southwesterncon III The third Southerwesterncon was held in 1968 at the Hotel Southland in Dallas. Produced by Larry Herndon and Tom Reamy, official guests included special guest Fritz Leiber, guest of honor Harold LeDoux, and H. H. Hollis. Films shown at the con included the The Jungle Book (1967), Song of India (1949), Mighty Joe Young (1949), Rocket Ship (the 1949 film version of the 1936 serial Flash Gordon), King Kong (1933), the complete 12-chapter Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), and Tarzan of the Apes (1918). The Friday night "non-stop theater" advertised screenings of Münchhausen (1943), The Thief of Baghdad (1940), The Vampire Bat (1933), and a couple of Laurel and Hardy films. On Sunday afternoon, convention-goers were invited to a showing of 2001: A Space Odyssey at the nearby Capri Theater. The con attracted 160 attendees, including Buddy Saunders, Howard Keltner, Howard Waldrop, and Rocket's Blast Comicollector publisher G. B. Love, attending his first such event. 1969 Southwesterncon IV The fourth Southwesterncon returned to Houston in 1969. Panelists included Camille Cazedessus Jr. and G. B. Love. Movies shown at the con included King of the