This coming weekend will be the 55th anniversary of the very first Comic Convention in the UK! It took place at the Midland Hotel In New Street, Birmingham (since renamed the Britannia Hotel, now closed down) and was organised by Phil Clarke and the late Steve Moore. You think cosplay is new? Nah, back in 1968 Phil Clarke was dressed as the original Captain Marvel, Carl Brookes as The Black Terror, and Nick Landau (now publisher of Titan Books) as Captain Cold.
It even had pre-publicity in Smash! and Fantastic comics at the time (thanks to Steve Moore being on staff back then). Several years ago Crikey! magazine ran a photo-feature on the con (shown here). Guests included Paul Neary and Mike Higgs. (I wasn't there. I was only 9.)
So... comics conventions began 55 years ago and that legacy continues this weekend with the nifty NICE Comic Con in Bedford! See you there!
https://nicecon.co.uk/
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