San Diego Comic-Con International is a massive undertaking every year _ here is a by-the-numbers look at 2016's event, plus a few tidbits from the historical documents:
4: days
135,000+: people expected
300+: attendees at March 1970 inaugural event, when it was called San Diego's Golden State Comic-Minicon
1973: year the event became San Diego Comic-Con
728: exhibitors
460,000+: square feet in exhibit hall
494: anime screenings over four days
985,000: Twitter users following @Comic _ Con
250: seats in the Horton Grand Theatre
16: events at Horton Grand Theatre
177: restaurants mapped out in the convention guide
5: official T-shirt design options
50+: hotels in the Comic-Con room block
10: years of the (unsanctioned) Zombie Walk, including the one scheduled for Saturday
30: categories at Friday's Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
10: Icon Award recipients since 2006
1: female Icon Award recipients since 2006
