<P> Coordinates: 32 ° 42 ′ 22.60" N 117 ° 09 ′ 42.63" W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.7062778 ° N 117.1618417 ° W ﻿ / 32.7062778; - 117.1618417 </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> San Diego Comic - Con International </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Multi-genre </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Venue </Th> <Td> San Diego Convention Center (main) Downtown San Diego (various) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location (s) </Th> <Td> San Diego, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inaugurated </Th> <Td> March 21, 1970; 48 years ago (1970 - 03 - 21) (as Golden State Comic Book Convention) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Attendance </Th> <Td> Around 167,000 in 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Organized by </Th> <Td> Comic - Con International </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Filing status </Th> <Td> Non-profit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.comic-con.org </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> San Diego Comic - Con International </Th> </Tr>

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