This is the one weekend a year that the biggest geeks in New York could spend a Saturday night with the likes of sexy actress Eva Mendes.

Mendes is among the celebrities headlining New York Comic-Con, the rapidly growing sci-fi and comics convention that is drawing tens of thousands of rabid fans to the Javits Center - many dressed for the part in spandex, capes and cowls.

It’s the one place in the city where Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee can get the same worshipful treatment as the Pope.

“I consider myself a freak, so I’m right at home,” said Mendes, who with comics legend-turned-director Frank Miller, is promoting her upcoming movie, “The Spirit.”

“Halloween is my favorite time of the year, so Comic-Con is right up my alley.”

Now in its third year, the three-day convention has grown faster than a speeding bullet.

Last year, an estimated 49,000 zealots attended; organizers rented a space that’s 100,000 square feet bigger this year.

They learned their lesson from the inaugural event, where overcrowding forced fire marshals to turn away ticket holders.

“The geeks are coming out of the closet,” said Flynn, founder of the New York Jedi, a team of “Star Wars” enthusiasts who stage lightsaber battles for the conventiongoers.

“It’s just proof positive that there are more of us out there than ever before.”

esacks@nydailynews.com

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