Kurt Busiek, Mary Jo Duffy, Mike Friedrich, Mark Gruenwald, Fred Hembeck, Tony Isabella, Paul Levitz, Ralph Macchio, Dean Mullaney, Martin Pasko, Diana Schutz, Beau Smith, Roy Thomas, and Kim Thompson are just a few of the many comic book professionals who got their starts as young letterhacks.
Retailer Joe Field (of Flying Colors Comics and Other Cool Stuff) and his partner Mike Friedrich owned and operated the convention for fifteen years.
Mike Tyson | Friedrich Nietzsche | Friedrich Schiller | Mike Oldfield | Mike Harris | Mike Nattrass | Mike Leigh | Friedrich Engels | Mike Watt | Mike Mignola | Mike Gordon | Mike | Mike Nichols | Carl Friedrich Gauss | Karl Friedrich Schinkel | Mike Rutherford | Friedrich Dürrenmatt | Mike Wallace | Mike Stern | Mike Huckabee | Mike Ditka | Friedrich Hayek | Caspar David Friedrich | Mike Figgis | Mike Rowe | Mike Reid | Mike Portnoy | Mike Piazza | Mike Mills | Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel |