 "Comicon II" (1980) followed at the Sheraton Hotel in Melbourne and "Comicon III" (1981) was held in Sydney.The "Australian Comic-Book Convention" was held on 16–18 January 1986 at the Sydney Opera House, featuring international guests for the first time including (Jim Steranko) and Will Eisner who allowed the Spirit to be depicted as a koala while Spiderman was a Kangaroo.The convention was organised by three principles Peter Mitris, Richard Rae, and former Federal Publishing licensing consultant Peter Greenwood (who is now based in Los Angeles as a worldwide licensing manager for classic television).