{"id":375,"date":"2013-10-18T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T08:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/?p=375"},"modified":"2024-08-15T12:26:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T19:26:01","slug":"friday-flashback-006-the-history-of-comic-con-and-then-some-through-logos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/friday-flashback-006-the-history-of-comic-con-and-then-some-through-logos\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Flashback 006: The History of Comic-Con (and then-some!) Through Logos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull cc-post-subheader is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ac92f820 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center cc-post-subheader__content has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-cd9a8c13 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"cc-post-subheader__overline is-style-overline has-brand-secondary-color has-text-color\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><span class=\"has-wide-text\">Friday Flashback!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading cc-post-subheader__title is-style-x-large\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default)\"><strong>LOGOS &#8230; <\/strong><br><strong>WE GOT LOGOS &#8230;<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cc-post-subheader__description is-style-small\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default)\">We take a trip back through Comic-Con&#8217;s 44+-year history to take a look at the show through it&#8217;s logos, including a peek at some great &#8220;Expo Boy&#8221; art by cartoonist Rick Geary!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center cc-post-subheader__image-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"cc-post-subheader__featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboy1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboy1.png 700w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboy1-300x283.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide cc-post-single has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-53dc9a7d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--90);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-076b8e0d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-aad566d4 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p>Recently we were looking through some of the logos that Comic-Con has used over the past 44 (!) years of its existence, and we realized how you can see the evolution of the event \u2014 plus a peek at it\u2019s one-time sister event, the Comic Book Expo \u2014 through these wonderful designs. Beyond that, there\u2019s some great Rick Geary art that hasn\u2019t seen the light of day for quite some time, so we thought we\u2019d share.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column cc-post-single__meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"cc-post-single__author-label is-style-small\">Written by<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);\" class=\"cc-post-single__author-value wp-block-post-author-name has-20-font-size has-obviously-font-family\">Comic-Con International<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"cc-post-single__published-label is-style-small\">Published<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);\" class=\"cc-post-single__published-value wp-block-post-date has-20-font-size has-obviously-font-family\"><time datetime=\"2013-10-18T08:29:00-07:00\">October 18, 2013<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"cc-post-single__updated-label is-style-small\">Updated<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_cci_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-377\" style=\"width:744px;height:329px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_cci_1.png 700w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_cci_1-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small\">The first two logos from the event. On the left is 1970\u2019s Shel Dorf-designed logo for \u201cSan Diego\u2019s Golden State Comic-Con\u201d the first year of the event. By 1972, the name had changed slightly to &#8220;San Diego&#8217;s West Coast Comic-Con.&#8221; Note that both logos stress the core coverage of the event, even to this day: \u201cComic Art,\u201d \u201cFilms,\u201d and \u201cScience Fiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small\">By 1973, the show had settled into being the \u201cSan Diego Comic-Con\u201d in 1973. While there was no specific logo until 1980, there was text that was used for a number of years, including 1973 through 1976, lettered by Shel Dorf (at left above). In 1980, this comix-feeling logo was designed by underground cartoonist John Pound and used through 1982.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_cci_1a-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_cci_1a-1.png 700w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_cci_1a-1-300x111.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_cci2a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_cci2a.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_cci2a-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small\">Around that time, Rick Geary came up with the Toucan. According to Rick, he never really meant it to be a toucan; he was just into drawing animals (and birds) dressed up as humans at the time. Either way the bird stuck and became the hallmark of the San Diego Comic-Con for the next decade or so. This is a rare look at Rick\u2019s definitive version of what became known as the \u201cToucan Logo\u201d. His original line-art is on left and his hand-colored version is directly right.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_cci2b-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_cci2b-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_cci2b-1-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"929\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_ccicover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_ccicover.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_ccicover-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_ccicover2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-385\" style=\"width:554px;height:723px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_ccicover2.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_ccicover2-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In 1995, in an effort to stress the growing international appeal of the event and its growth to become the leading comics and popular arts convention in the world, the show was rebranded as \u201cComic-Con International: San Diego,\u201d with this new logo designed by Richard Bruning and his associates. The change was officially introduced with the cover of the 1995 Souvenir Book.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Toucan gracefully retired in 1995, but came back periodically, including this memorable appearance on our 40th anniversary Souvenir Book cover, along with his faithful sidekick, Expo Boy. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull cc-post-subheader is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ac92f820 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center cc-post-subheader__content has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-cd9a8c13 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"cc-post-subheader__overline is-style-overline has-brand-secondary-color has-text-color\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><span class=\"has-wide-text\">Wait \u2026 Expo Boy? Who the heck is Expo Boy?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cc-post-subheader__title is-style-x-small is-style-small\">Expo Boy was our official \u201cmascot\u201d and logo for the Comic Book Expo, a comics industry trade show Comic-Con held from 1984 through 2001. Above, Rick\u2019s first Expo Boy design was the official logo of the Expo, which was open to comic book retailers from around the world, and started by Comic-Con at the suggestion of Marvel Comics\u2019 then director of sales, Carol Kalish. The Expo was run by David Scroggy, who is now Dark Horse\u2019s VP of Product Development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center cc-post-subheader__image-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"cc-post-subheader__featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboy1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboy1.png 700w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboy1-300x283.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboy2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-390\" style=\"width:751px;height:368px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboy2.png 700w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboy2-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Over the years, each of the Expos had it\u2019s own programming theme, and Rick created new Expo Boy pieces to go along with the original logo, each with their own specific ties to the year\u2019s event, including bunny suit-wearing Expo Boy and plane-flying Expo Boy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"343\" data-id=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logosexpoboy_3-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logosexpoboy_3-1.png 700w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logosexpoboy_3-1-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"343\" data-id=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboytech-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboytech-1.png 700w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboytech-1-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"343\" data-id=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboy10-11-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboy10-11-1.png 700w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/toucan_logos_expoboy10-11-1-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Industrial Revolution Expo Boy [left] and winged Expo Boy [right].<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This pair of Expo Boys showcased the growing technological aspects of the comics retailing industry (barcode scanning and connecting to the world via the Internet).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>These two Expo Boy designs by Geary took a more promotional show aspect and celebrated the 10th and 11th editions of the event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday Flashback! LOGOS &#8230; WE GOT LOGOS &#8230; We take a trip back through Comic-Con&#8217;s 44+-year history to take a look at the show through it&#8217;s logos, including a peek at some great &#8220;Expo Boy&#8221; art by cartoonist Rick Geary! Recently we were looking through some of the logos that Comic-Con has used over the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":386,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,43],"tags":[48],"class_list":["post-375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-friday-flashback","category-toucan","tag-rick-geary"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Friday Flashback 006: The History of Comic-Con (and then-some!) 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