▁out ▁in ▁the ▁com ics ▁business ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁Having ▁moved ▁from ▁Ohio ▁to ▁San ▁Diego , ▁Sc ro gg y ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Sh el ▁Dorf , ▁organ izer ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Com ic - Con , ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁at ▁the ▁convention . ▁With ▁Dorf ' s ▁encourag ement ▁and ▁assistance , ▁Sc ro gg y ▁began ▁writing ▁a ▁column ▁for ▁Alan ▁Light ' s ▁trade ▁publication ▁The ▁Bu yer ' s ▁Guide ▁to ▁Comics ▁F andom ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Comics ▁Bu yer ' s ▁Guide ). ▁This ▁in ▁turn ▁got ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁door ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁San ▁Diego ▁ret ail er ▁Pacific ▁Comics . ▁Before ▁long , ▁Sc ro gg y ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁Pacific ▁Comics ' ▁four ▁San ▁Diego ▁sh ops ▁( his ▁full ▁title ▁was ▁Wh oles ale ▁Distribution ▁Manager ). ▁For ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁industry , ▁Sc ro gg y ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁In k pot ▁Award ▁at ▁San ▁Diego ▁Com ic - Con ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁Later , ▁when ▁Pacific ▁Comics ▁expanded ▁into ▁publishing , ▁Sc ro gg y ▁helped ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁re clus ive ▁Steve ▁Dit ko ▁to ▁Pacific . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁Editor ial ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁com ics ▁division ; ▁he ▁also ▁edited ▁Jack ▁Kir by ' s ▁Captain ▁Vict ory ▁and ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁R angers ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific ▁anth ology