MiamiCon
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| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MiamiCon |
| Dates: | 1971-1975 |
| Frequency: | yearly |
| Location: | Miami, Florida, US |
| Type: | fan-run |
| Focus: | comics |
| Organization: | South Florida Comics Council |
| Founder: | Andy Warner, G.B. Love |
| Founding Date: | 1971 |
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Miamicon was the first comics convention held in Florida. It was founded by G.B. Love and Andy Warner, the first con held in the unairconditioned Fireman's Hall in Coral Gables. It proved pivotal for emerging comics fandom in the area and continued for four more years.
1971
Con Reports
- Rocket's Blast Comicollector #78 - “Miamicon ’71 Was an Experience” by James Van Hise.
Photos and Articles
Article about the first Miamicon in the Miami Herald, January 1, 1971
Second article about the first Miamicon in the Miami Herald, January 3, 1971
Jim Van Hise and G.B. Love, Miamicon 1971
Cat Glais (Sue Storm), John Ellis (The Black Terror) and G.B. Love (Zorro) at the 1971 MiamiCon.
