Houstoncon
houstoncon annual multigenre fan convention held houston texas houstoncon started member southwesterncon series regional convention eventually became independent con houstoncons took place three day june friday sunday founder houstoncon roy bonario marc schooley houston area entrepreneur ed blair jr also key member organizing committee houstoncon featured large range pop culture element primarily comic book also radio television serial science fictionfantasy particularly star trek filmtelevision animation toy horror well costume contest nostalgia time past played important role houstoncon event featured screening classic science fiction film old television serial convention featured panel comic book professional floorspace exhibitor including comic book dealer collectible merchant show included autograph area well artist alley comic artist signed autograph sold free sketch despite name artist alley could include writer celebrity even glamour model houstoncons joint production annual star trek convention final houstoncon — really star trek convention — debacle later dubbed con wrath roy bonario gene arnold marc schooley group houstonbased comic book fan founded houston comic collector association hcca houstoncon came partnership hcca larry herndon dallasbased organizer southwesterncon debuted dallas houstoncon started everyotheryear affair initial plan explained oklahoma alliance fan cofounder bart bush dallas held first southwesterncon houston held second one went back dallas idea would con every year hcca spearheaded bonario fellow enthusiast marc schooley jerry poscovsky put first houstoncon officially known houston comic convention ramada inn june – first houstoncon attracted attendee ed blair jr chairman houstoncon southwesterncon iv houstoncon took place june – houston ramada inn territorial issue houston dallas frayed southwesterncon alliance houstoncon went eventually becoming annual event convention run blair help legendary fandom publisher g b love houstoncon — first convention hccas split southwesterncon — took place june – featured superman actor kirk alyn first fan convention alyn ended appearing five houstoncons total southwesterncon vi meanwhile took place dallas july – houstoncon held june – marriott motor hotel houston attracting attendee guest include kirk alyn frank coghlan jr william benedict william witney dave sharpe tom steele jock mahoney jim harmon fred frederick al williamson newton vintage film serial shown con featured tarzan sherlock holmes captain marvel dr jekyll mr hyde houstoncon became notorious major van crash involving robert beerbohm bud plant terry stroud dick swan leaving show point forward houstoncon became annual event houstoncon held june – houston sheratonlincoln hotel attracting attendee year show merged local star trek convention coproduced ed blair jr g b love guest included walter koenig al williamson dan adkins newton newton kenneth smith fred frederick jock mahoney kirk alyn tom steele william benedict stuntman dave sharpe show took place june – royal coach inn merged houston star trek convention guest included c c beck george takei jock mahoney john wooley red barry beck barry served judge costume contest edition houstoncon schooley bonario resumed control blair consulting guest show — doubled star trek — included george takei grace lee whitney johnny weissmuller houstoncon guest included frank brunner spanky mcfarland jock mahoney george takei forrest j ackerman roy rogers houstoncon guest include frankie thomas kirk alyn ron goulart gil kane jenette kahn frank brunner ray harryhausen greg jein jim newsome paula crist houstoncon guest included walter koenig chuck jones george pérez houstoncon took place june – featured guest included john byrne george pérez houstoncon took place final houstoncon held june – summit indoor sport arena also known ultimate fantasy later con wrath allusion star trek ii wrath khan organized local fan jerry wilhite scheduled shortly release star trek ii ultimate fantasy assembled almost entire main cast original star trek tv series guest show promoted magazine advertising laser light show billboard huge venue promotional gimmick due poor sale however hundred people attended convention resulting debacle later subject documentary film june – houston comic convention aka southwesterncon ii ramada inn june – houston comic convention aka southwesterncon iv ramada inn june – houstoncon june – houstoncon marriott motor hotel june – houstoncon star trek sheratonlincoln hotel june – houstonconstar trek royal coach inn june – houstoncon star trek royal coach inn june june – houston con june – houston con june – houston con june – ultimate fantasy shamrock hilton convention centerthe summit houston site annual comix fair smallerscale convention primarily focused comic book august – university houston hosted first annual houston comic book festival official guest chris claremont matt wagner kelley jones joe st pierre evan dorkin mike leeke local retailer bedrock city comic produced houstoncon show september – shortly september attack holiday inn homage original houstoncon guest include harry knowles john lucas scott gilbert houstoncon fan site archived wayback machine houstoncon fanlore — includes link photo badge program booklet selection houstoncon program booklet