Salt Lake City Welcomes First Comic Con

Superman and Star Wars fans filled the Salt Palace this weekend drawing quite the crowd for Utah’s first Comic Con. Just 2 hours into Saturday's first ever Salt Lake City Comic Con  event staff sold 50,000 tickets, but despite the tight fit there was plenty of room to let your freak flag fly.

                Comic Con organizer Emilee Bertot said, "Whether you’re young or whether you’re old, you either like the video games or you like the movies, or you want to see a star you've known from the past that you grew up with, or anything there is kind of something for everyone here."

Those attending say dressing up and letting out their inner child is one of the best parts of Comic Con. You can be anything you want at this venue whether you're a Princess Leia junky or a classic comic book lover.

Chassie Stevens who attended the event said, "My favorite part, personally, is people watching, because, I don't know. There is so many different people here."

It wasn't just Utahans good taste in fashion that drew the crowds. Major comic celebrities were attending as well William Shatner and Adam West, along with marvel mastermind Stan Lee.

               Organizers say they plan to host this in Salt Lake for many years to come. After reaching full capacity by 3 pm they felt safe saying the event was a success.  Organizers tell us the total number of tickets they sold was between 50,000 to 90,000 which break attendance records compared to any other first time Comic Con in history.