| Shel Dorf | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Dorf in April 1988 | |
| Born | Sheldon Dorf July 5, 1933 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 2009 (aged 76) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | comic book convention pioneer, letterer |
Notable works | San Diego Comic-Con Steve Canyon (lettering only) |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (1975)[1] |
| http://www.sheldorftribute.com/ | |
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Sheldon "Shel" Dorf (July 5, 1933 – November 3, 2009) was an American comic book enthusiast and the founder of San Diego Comic-Con.[2][3][4] Dorf was also a freelance artist and graphic designer, who lettered the Steve Canyon comic strip for the last 12 to 14 years of the strip's run.[5][4][6]
- ^ Inkpot Award
- ^ "Founder of San Diego Comic-Con dies at 76[dead link]", Associated Press, 4 November 2009. Accessed 4 November 2009. Archived 4 November 2009.
- ^ Spurgeon, Tom. "Shel Dorf, 1933-2009", The Comics Reporter (self-published), 4 November 2009. Accessed 4 November 2009. Archived 4 November 2009.
- ^ a b Evanier, Mark, "[1]", POV Online (self published), November 3, 2009. Accessed 4 November 2009. Archived 4 November 2009.
- ^ Although R.C. Harvey gives it as 12 years in the 2002 Milton Caniff: Conversations, Mark Evanier states 14 in his 2009 tribute to Dorf.
- ^ Caniff, Milton and Harvey, R.C., Milton Caniff: Conversations, University Press of Mississippi, 2002, p88. ISBN 1-57806-438-4