Education
He attended the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)in 1939 in New York City, the first science fiction convention ever held.
editor publisher Comic-Con co-founder
He attended the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)in 1939 in New York City, the first science fiction convention ever held.
Krueger co-founded and organized the first San Diego Comic-Con International convention, then called "San Diego"s Golden State Comic-Con," in 1970. Krueger was born in upstate New New York Krueger originally owned the Ocean Beach bookstore in San Diego.
Professionally, Krueger worked as a publisher, editor, and distributor for the comic and sci-fi industries.
Krueger published and released the first works of several science fiction and comic authors, including Greg Bear, Scott Shaw, Dave Stevens, and Jim Valentino. Valentino later called Krueger "my mentor" in 2009.
Krueger moved to Buffalo, New York, in 2002. He and other co-founders were honored for their contributions by the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2009.
Krueger was survived by eight children.