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Richard Alf was born on 26 January, 1952 in United States, is an American businessman. Discover Richard Alf's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?

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Occupation Comic Book Retailer
Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 26 January 1952
Birthday 26 January
Birthplace United States
Date of death 2012
Died Place United States
Nationality United States

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1952

Richard Alf (January 26, 1952 – January 4, 2012) was an American businessman and former comic book store owner who co-founded the San Diego Comic-Con International and served as its chairman beginning in 1970.

1954

Alf, a then 17-year-old senior at Kearny High School, provided Dorf with both the money and transport, in the form of Alf's 1954 Volkswagen Beetle.

Alf donated several thousand dollars to fund the convention for its first three years.

He would be paid back after the convention.

1963

Alf was born to artist Martha Alf and Edward F. Alf Jr., a psychology professor at San Diego State University from 1963 until 1988.

Alf was known for his height, as he stood 6-foot-6.

He attended Kearny High School in San Diego.

Alf studied music at the University of California, San Diego.

1970

In 1970, Alf teamed with a group of other comic enthusiasts, including Shel Dorf, Mike Towry, and Ken Krueger, to establish the first Comic-Con annual convention, then known as the San Diego's Golden State Comic-Con.

Shel Dorf, who was 35 years old at the time, had conceived the idea for a comic convention, but lacked money and transportation to create the event.

The first convention, known San Diego's Golden State Comic-Con, which was held at the U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego in 1970, was co-chaired by Alf.

Alf largely gave up his unpaid, volunteer positions at Comic-Con later in the 1970s.

During the mid-1970s, he opened his own comic book store, called Comic Kingdom, in the University Heights (now Hillcrest) community of San Diego.

He sold the comic business in the late 1970s and pursued careers in commodity trading and outdoor advertising.

1971

Alf became the chairman of the convention in 1971, while he was a music student at the University of California, San Diego.

He used his ties to the university to move the convention to campus in 1971, offering discounted dorm rooms as housing for attendees.

The dorm idea proved less than successful, as the university placed attendees on the same floors as quiet study groups, such as the Montessori.

1972

In 1972, Alf and Mike Towry co-chaired the third annual Comic-Con at the El Cortez in San Diego.

The convention, now known as San Diego Comic-Con International, is now an internationally known, four-day annual event held at the San Diego Convention Center.

From its small beginnings, Comic-Con now attracts more than 125,000 attendees, with contributions from major celebrities and film studios.

2009

In 2009, Comic-Con honored Alf, Dorf, Krueger, Towry and other co-founders of the convention.

In November 2009, Dorf died in San Diego and Krueger died in upstate New York in the same month.

Alf contributed to a special project by San Diego State University's library to document the early years and founders of Comic-Con with primary sources.

2011

Alf was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2011 after collapsing at his home in Serra Mesa, San Diego.

He spent a short time at La Jolla Nursing and Rehabilitation Center before being transferred to the home of his friend, Earl Bookhammer, in Ramona, California.

2012

He died at Bookhammer's home in Ramona on January 5, 2012, at the age of 59.