Згідно з Forbes, convention is the "великий convention of its kind in the world;" Publishers Weekly wrote "Comic-Con International: San Diego is the largest show in North America;" it is also the largest convention held in San Diego.
A towering Monkey D. Luffy balloon (характер з популярної один piece manga series) dominated floor оздоблення.
The first Comic-Con The first one was held in March 1970 as a one-day event called San Diego's Golden State Comic-Minicon. Примітно, що purpose був до розриву інтересу в цьому виді конвенції.