The Angoulême International Comics Festival debuted in Angoulême , France , in January 1974 . 10,000 attendees made it the most successful inaugural comic book festival to that date . 1974 also saw the first OrlandoCon , organized by regional chairman of the National Cartoonists Society Jim Ivey ; guests included C. C. Beck , Roy Crane , Hal Foster , Ron Goulart , and Les Turner . OrlandoCon ran annually for 20 years until 1994
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Comic book convention