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Ray Senore, right, poses with a man dressed as Spiderman at Comic-Con Wednesday, July 11, 2012, in San Diego. The annual comic book and popular arts convention attracts over 100,000 people and runs through July 15. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Comic-Con International in San Diego — often called SDCC informally — kicked off with a preview night Wednesday night.   Click past the cut for images from the show’s first evening.

- Matt Price