The September 11-13, 2009 Pittsburgh Comicon not only has Stan Lee as a guest, they’re giving him the key to the city. Actually, Pittsburgh’s kid mayor, Luke Ravenstahl, 29, will due the honors, but it will take place before Stan’s Saturday appearance at the show.

And if you’re wondering, "Doesn’t this show usually fall in April?" Yes, it does, and it’s moving back to that month in 2010, but it was delayed this time by the opening of the new Monroeville convention facility.

In addition to Stan, the guest roster comic book creators such asSean McKeever (Nomad: Girl Without a World, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, Echo), David Mack (Kabuki, Daredevil), Darryl Banks (Green Lantern), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Mike McKone (Amazing Spider-Man), Gene Gonzales (Tales of the Cherokee), David Michael Beck (Jonah Hex), Disney creators Pat and Shelly Block (Donald Duck), Talent Caldwell (Soulfire), Ramona Fredon (Metamorpho), Dan Fraga (Kid Supreme), Brendon and Brian Fraim (America Jr.), Ron Frenz (Spider-Girl), Bryan J.L. Glass (Mice Templar), Michael Golden (Micronauts), Mike Grell (Jon Sable, Freelance), Dave Hoover (Invaders), Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman), Jamal Igle (Supergirl), Joe Jusko (Vampirella), Alex Saviuk (Web of Spider-Man), and Beau Smith (Cobb: Off The Leash), among many others..

The Pittsburgh Comicon will offer a convention exclusive edition of Marvel’s hot-selling Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #1, which will be sold at the show for $5. There will also be 100 CGC-certified issues graded 9.8 and signed by Stan Lee, and they’ll be sold for $100 each.

For a full list of guests, visit www.pittsburghcomicon.com/guests.html.

The con will also feature Deadworld producer Erb and writer Gary Reed at the Deadworld panel on Saturday at 1:00 PM. To check out the details about this panel and the rest of the show’s event schedule go to www.pittsburghcomicon.com/events.html.

The Pittsburgh Comicon will be September 11-13, 2009 at the new Monroeville Convention Center. For more information, visit the show’s site or call (814) 467-4116.