: ▁Cleveland ▁Com ic ▁Convention ▁( S her aton ▁Cleveland ▁Hotel , ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio ) ▁— ▁produced ▁by ▁Vladimir ▁Sw yr in sky ▁and ▁spons ored ▁by ▁WM MS ; ▁guests ▁include ▁Val ▁May er ik , ▁Dan ▁Ad kins , ▁Paul ▁Gul acy , ▁Tony ▁Isabel la , ▁and ▁P . ▁Craig ▁Russell ▁ ▁October : ▁Buff alo ▁Marvel ous ▁Con ▁( Stat ler ▁Hil ton ▁Hotel , ▁Buff alo , ▁NY ) ▁— ▁guests ▁include ▁Gil ▁K ane ▁and ▁Phil ▁Se uling ▁ ▁October ▁ 1 8 – 2 1 : ▁Detroit ▁Tri ple ▁F an ▁Fair ▁II , ▁( Det roit ▁Hil ton , ▁Detroit , ▁M I ) ▁— ▁guests ▁include ▁Barry ▁W inds or - Smith , ▁Michael ▁Kal uta , ▁George ▁A . ▁Rom ero , ▁and ▁Russ ▁He ath ▁ ▁October ▁ 3 1 – Nov ember ▁ 3 : ▁Lu cca ▁Comics ▁& ▁Games ▁( Lu cca , ▁Italy ) ▁— ▁ 9 th ▁annual ▁festival ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 : ▁Oak ▁Con ▁I ▁( G old ▁Room , ▁Oak land ▁University , ▁Ro chester ▁Hills , ▁M I ) ▁— ▁produced ▁by ▁Steve ▁Sund ahl ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Com ic ▁F an ▁Art ▁Awards ▁ ▁( Form er ly ▁the ▁Go ethe ▁Awards ) ▁For ▁com ics ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Pres ented ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Com ic ▁Art ▁Convention , ▁held ▁July ▁ 4 – 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁at