Shatner, Lee and record-breaking crowds: Inaugural Salt Lake Comic Con ends with a bang

With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Comic Con participants wait in line to ask William Shatner a question. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

William Shatner hosts a Q&A panel at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Marvel icon Stan Lee hosts a Q&A panel at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Marvel icon Stan Lee and convention creator Dan Farr wave to the crowd at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Marvel icon Stan Lee answers questions at a Q&A panel at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Salt Lake Comic Con hosted hundreds of vendors during its three-day event. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Weta Workshops displays a Gollum sculpture at Salt Lake Comic Con. The three-day event hosted hundreds of vendors at the Salt Palace Convention Center.

Participants wander through the Weta Workshops booth at Comic Con. Salt Lake Comic Con hosted hundreds of vendors during its three-day event.

Ryan Wiggins (left) and John Christensen (right) of St. George dressed as Mario and Luigi for the inaugural Salt Lake Comic Con.

Kandosii (left) and Kibiri Foxx (right) from Seattle dressed as “Star Wars” bounty hunters for the inaugural Salt Lake Comic Con.

Aspen Fielde of Salt Lake City was one of many Comic Con goers to participate in cosplay, or costume play. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Kallie Scharder of Salt Lake City was one of many Comic Con goers to participate in cosplay, or costume play. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Kyle Anderson of Provo poses as Spiderman at Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Melissa Cooke (left) and Britney and Kristina Hunter of Provo pose as “My Little Pony” characters. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Megan Fisher and her sons Crewe and Cohen dressed as superheroes at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Thomas Horton of Los Angeles (left) and Triston Frischknecht of Sandy (right) dressed as Doctor Who’s Tenth and Eleventh Doctors at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Shay Gunn of Orem (left) and Swayze Frischknecht of Sandy dressed as Pokemon characters at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Kellynn Flanders of Roy dressed as Pixar’s Merida at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Caleb Child of Ogden poses for a picture at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Marvel icon Stan Lee and convention creator Dan Farr wave to the crowd at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Melissa Cooke (left) and Britney and Kristina Hunter of Provo pose as “My Little Pony” characters. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Kellynn Flanders of Roy dressed as Pixar’s Merida at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Kallie Scharder of Salt Lake City was one of many Comic Con goers to participate in cosplay, or costume play. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Aspen Fielde of Salt Lake City was one of many Comic Con goers to participate in cosplay, or costume play. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Kandosii (left) and Kibiri Foxx (right) from Seattle dressed as “Star Wars” bounty hunters for the inaugural Salt Lake Comic Con.

Ryan Wiggins (left) and John Christensen (right) of St. George dressed as Mario and Luigi for the inaugural Salt Lake Comic Con.

Marvel icon Stan Lee answers questions at a Q&A panel at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Marvel icon Stan Lee hosts a Q&A panel at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

From left, Harper Brace, as Darth Vader, Collier Brace, as Yoda, and Heather Brace, as Princess Leia, play Blast-A-Trooper at Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

Dave and Laurisa Dixon dress their daughter Cassandra as Black Widow from The Avengers at Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Laurisa Dixon, as Wonder Woman, attends Comic Con with her daughter Cassandra, dressed as Black Widow from The Avengers, and son Charlie, dressed as Captain America, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

Comic Con participants wait in line to ask William Shatner a question. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Laurisa Dixon, dressed as Wonder Woman, holds her daughter Cassandra, dressed as Black Widow from The Avengers, while talking to her son Charlie, as Captain America, at Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

William Shatner hosts a Q&A panel at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

A Stormtrooper gives a high five to Harper Brace, dressed as Darth Vader, at Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

From left, Harper Brace, Collier Brace and Heather Brace pose for a photo with Darth Vader at Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

Harper Brace, dressed as Darth Vader, uses his lightsaber with his mother Heather Brace, as Princess Leia, and brother Collier Brace, as Yoda, at Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

Harper Brace, as Darth Vader, and Collier Brace, as Yoda, attend Comic Con with their parents Matt Brace and Heather Brace at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

Salt Lake Comic Con hosted hundreds of vendors during its three-day event. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Tavish Place, as Flash, Jeff Place, as Superman, and Atticus Place, as Batman, attend Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

Weta Workshops displays a Gollum sculpture at Salt Lake Comic Con. The three-day event hosted hundreds of vendors at the Salt Palace Convention Center.

Harper Brace, as Darth Vader, and Collier Brace, as Yoda, try to shock their mother Heather Brace, as Princess Leia, as they attend Comic Con with their father Matt Brace at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. The family dressed in Star Wars theme.

Participants wander through the Weta Workshops booth at Comic Con. Salt Lake Comic Con hosted hundreds of vendors during its three-day event.

Laurisa Dixon, dressed as Wonder Woman, comforts her son Charlie, dressed as Captain America, after discovering that they missed the costume parade at Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

Dino Media showcases its velociraptor costume during Salt Lake Comic Con. Despite having the name Comic Con, the convention showcases a variety of artists and guests outside of the comic book genre.

Derek Hunter interacts with fans at his Salt Lake Comic Con booth. Despite having the name Comic Con, the convention showcases a variety of artists and guests outside of the comic book genre.

David Prowse (left) and Peter Mayhew (right) spoke at Salt Lake Comic Con Thursday afternoon.

Cory Wilson, as the Ice King from “Adventure Time,” and Kristine Alexakos, as Marceline from “Adventure Time,” wait in line to get into Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Kyle Anderson of Provo poses as Spiderman at Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Damien Marsh wears his Loki costume at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Megan Fisher and her sons Crewe and Cohen dressed as superheroes at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Brittanie Larsen, dressed as a stormtrooper from Star Wars, rides the escalator at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Thomas Horton of Los Angeles (left) and Triston Frischknecht of Sandy (right) dressed as Doctor Who’s Tenth and Eleventh Doctors at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Stephen Burress wears his Scorpion costume at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Shay Gunn of Orem (left) and Swayze Frischknecht of Sandy dressed as Pokemon characters at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Olivia and Hanna Collings wear costumes at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Amberlie Stoffers, Candice Henrie, and Jocelyn Whittington wear costumes at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Caleb Child of Ogden poses for a picture at Salt Lake Comic Con. With more than 50,000 tickets sold, Comic Con goers filled the convention halls to the max during the final day of the convention.

Mike Simpson wears his Fear Factor costume at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Melissa Banks wears her Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Ken Kersey wears a Stars Wars costume at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Ali Arbuckle wears her Tinkerbell costume at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Brantley Carter wears a costume at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Jase Crawcroft wears a Stars Wars costume at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Jay Bragg wears a costume at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Jacqueline Sender is Catwoman at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Ambyr Reyes wears her Kitana costume at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Karen Seifert and Darren Lamb wear costumes at Comic Con in Salt Lake City Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Brittanie Larsen, left, Aaron Mead and Cameron John, dressed as stormtroopers from Star Wars, attend Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Randy Gragg dances on West Temple in front of Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013

Aaron Mead, dressed as a stormtrooper from Star Wars, rides the escalator at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Brittanie Larsen, dressed as a stormtrooper from Star Wars, makes faces while riding the escalator at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Mike Simpson attends Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Randy Gragg dances on West Temple in front of Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Walter Jones, from “The Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers,” dances with Marilei Puentes during a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Camden Toy, who played Gentleman in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” talks to the media at a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Glenn Morshower, who was in “24,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” “X-Men: First Class” and many others, talks to the media during a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Glenn Morshower, who was in “24,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” “X-Men: First Class” and many others, imitates people who can’t figure out how they know him during a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Lou Ferrigno, who plays the Hulk in “The Incredible Hulk,” takes a photo with Melvin Farr and Melissa Farr during a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

David Yost and Walter Jones, who were both in “The Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers,” strike a pose during a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Camden Toy, who played Gentleman in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” talks to the media at a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Richard Hatch, who played Captain Apollo in the original “Battlestar Galactica” as well as Tom Zarek in the reboot of “Battlestar Galactica,” talks to the media press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in Star Wars movies, talks to media at a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Noah Hathaway, of “Battlestar Galactica” and “The Neverending Story,” talks to the media at a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Lou Ferrigno, who plays the Hulk in “The Incredible Hulk,” waits to talk to media during a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Dan Farr, Salt Lake Comic Con founder, speaks at a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Dan Farr, Salt Lake Comic Con founder, arrives at a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Dan Farr, Salt Lake Comic Con founder, arrives at a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

Lou Ferrigno, who plays the Hulk in “The Incredible Hulk,” talks during a press conference at Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

David Prowse (left) and Peter Mayhew (right) spoke at Salt Lake Comic Con Thursday afternoon.

Brittanie Larsen, left, Aaron Mead and Cameron John, dressed as stormtroopers from Star Wars, attend Utah’s first Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.