▁Brown , ▁Marie ▁Sever in , ▁Tony ▁Isabel la , ▁Elli ot ▁S . ▁Mag gin , ▁Julius ▁Schw art z , ▁Guy ▁H . ▁L ill ian ▁III , ▁C . ▁C . ▁Beck , ▁Dave ▁C ock rum , ▁Gil ▁K ane , ▁Rick ▁D ure ll , ▁Gray ▁Mor row , ▁D w ight ▁De cker , ▁and ▁Russell ▁My ers ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 2 : ▁Com icon ▁' 7 3 ▁( W aver ley ▁Hotel , ▁London , ▁England ) ▁— ▁Com ic ▁Mart ▁organiz ers ▁Nick ▁Land au ▁and ▁Rob ▁Bar row ▁salv age ▁convention ▁can ce led ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute ▁by ▁Br am ▁Sto kes ▁and ▁John ▁Mans field ▁and ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁over ▁two ▁days ▁at ▁the ▁Reg ent ▁Centre ▁Hotel ▁ ▁August ▁ 3 – 5 : ▁N ost alg ia ▁' 7 3 , ▁ 2 nd ▁Ann ual ▁Chicago ▁Com ic ▁and ▁N ost alg ia ▁Convention ▁( P ick - C ong ress ▁Hotel , ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois ) ▁— ▁produced ▁by ▁Nancy ▁Warner ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 6 – 1 9 ▁— ▁San ▁Diego ▁Com ic - Con ▁( S her aton ▁Hotel , ▁Har bor ▁Island , ▁California ) ▁— ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 + ▁at ten de es . ▁Official ▁guests : ▁Ne al ▁Adams , ▁D . C . ▁Font ana , ▁June ▁For ay , ▁Mike ▁Friedrich , ▁Car mine ▁Inf ant ino ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 4 – 2 6