The 2005 edition of the show, held at the Hilton Columbus Hotel at Easton Town Center, later became known for being the site of a sexual assault by Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) director Charles Brownstein. Both parties raised money for the American Diabetes Association. The 20 conventions featured special karaoke parties hosted by actor Andy Hallett. In 2000, the show expanded and moved to the Hilton Columbus Hotel at Easton Town Center. The 1998 show was promoted in the panels of Tom Batiuk's syndicated newspaper strip, Funky Winkerbean, in which one of the characters journeyed to the show to search for a long-lost Hopalong Cassidy comic book. The 1996 show featured a 'Small Press Expo.' The 1997 show moved to Columbus' Adam's Mark Hotel and featured a Tony Isabella roast. The 1994 show featured an auction and a costume contest/dance party, both benefiting the Columbus Ronald McDonald House. īy 1993, the show had moved to the Hyatt Regency and Greater Columbus Convention Center. Corby produced new issues of Oh, Comics! in conjunction with the Mid-Ohio Con for the next twenty years, ultimately publishing the work of over 100 creators ranging in age from ten to sixty. (Byrne made regular appearances at the convention from 1981–2004.) In 1988 small press publisher Bob Corby premiered the first issue of Oh, Comics!, a 40-page minicomic featuring the work of twelve Ohio small press artists. The 1985 show, held at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Mansfield, Ohio, featured the announcement of John Byrne's relaunch of the Superman books. (Price himself was a polio survivor.) Initially, the convention was held in various venues throughout central Ohio before settling in Columbus, where it has been located since 1993.

Over the years, Price used the show to raise money for various charities (frequently the March of Dimes), raising a total of over $1,000,000. The Mid-Ohio Con was founded in 1980 by voice actor and announcer Roger A. In 2010, the convention was acquired by Wizard Entertainment. Normally a two-day event (Saturday and Sunday), in 2012 it expanded to three days (Friday through Sunday). Initially held in early November, from 1994–2007 the Mid-Ohio Con took place on the first weekend after Thanksgiving. The Wizard World Columbus Comic Con, formerly known as Mid-Ohio Con and then the Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, was a comic book convention held during the fall in Columbus, Ohio, United States, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Greater Columbus Convention Center (2006–2019) Hilton Columbus Hotel at Easton Town Center (2000–2005) Hyatt Regency/Columbus Convention Center (1993–1996)

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