This year’s blood drive is themed around the upcoming “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” film. Donors will receive a limited-edition Spider-Man T-shirt while supplies last, along with other promotional items.
Donors will receive a limited-edition Spider-Man T-shirt while supplies last. Credit: San Diego Blood Bank
The Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive has been part of Comic-Con since 1977 and is the San Diego Blood Bank’s largest and longest-running blood drive. Over the past 49 years, attendees, exhibitors, volunteers and staff have donated 108,420 pints of blood, which the blood bank said has the potential to help more than 325,000 people.