or ▁reception ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁Hotel ▁Cont inental , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁World con ' s ▁overflow ▁hot els . ▁Being ▁someone ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁rare ▁blood ▁type , ▁Hein lein ▁had ▁organized ▁the ▁blood ▁drive ▁and ▁reception ▁to ▁honor ▁those ▁anonymous ▁don ors ▁who ▁had ▁don ated ▁blood , ▁saving ▁lives ▁during ▁sur ger ies , ▁including ▁his ▁own ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁de cade . ▁ ▁Long time ▁fan ▁artist ▁George ▁Bar r ▁was ▁the ▁convention ' s ▁F an ▁Gu est ▁of ▁Honor . ▁He ▁created ▁Mid Amer i Con ' s ▁official ▁black - and - white ▁logo ▁art work ▁and ▁painted ▁the ▁full - color , ▁wrap - around ▁dust ▁jack et ▁art work ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁convention ' s ▁ 8 . 5 " ▁x ▁ 1 1 " ▁hard cover ▁program ▁book . ▁Bar r ' s ▁hard cover ▁art ▁book , ▁Upon ▁the ▁W inds ▁of ▁Y esterday ▁from ▁Donald ▁F . ▁Grant , ▁Publish er , ▁also ▁made ▁its ▁debut ▁at ▁Mid Amer i Con . ▁It ▁collect s ▁many ▁examples ▁of ▁Bar r ' s ▁color ▁and ▁black - and - white ▁fant asy ▁and ▁science ▁fiction ▁illustr ation . ▁ ▁Well ▁known , ▁long ▁time ▁fan ▁and ▁fan ▁writer ▁and ▁professional ▁science ▁fiction ▁and ▁mystery ▁writer ▁Wilson ▁T ucker ▁( aka ▁Bob ▁T ucker ) ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁convention ' s ▁Toast master . ▁ ▁Program ming ▁and ▁events ▁ ▁The ▁Star ▁Wars ▁display ▁List ed ▁in ▁the ▁Mid Amer i Con