The Alley Awards are comic book awards originally sponsored by Alter-Ego magazine, edited by Jerry Bails, Roy Thomas, Ronn Foss, and, in 1978, Mike Friedrich. The name is at least partially derived from that of the comic strip character Alley Oop, in whose likeness that statuette is cast. They were given out from 1961-1969, with comic strip awards added in 1966. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Roy Thomas (born November 22, 1940, Missouri, United States) is a comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lees first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. ... Mike Friedrich is an American comic book writer and publisher best known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics, and for publishing the anthology series Star*Reach one of the first independent comics. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Alley Oop USPS stamp Alley Oop was a character created in 1932 by American cartoonist V. T. Hamlin. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ...

1961

• Best Comic Book - Justice League of America  (DC Comics)
• Best Adventure Hero/Heroine with own book - Green Lantern  (DC Comics)
• Best Adventure Hero/Heroine not in own book - Hawkman  (DC Comics)
• Best Supporting Character - Elongated Man  (DC Comics)
• Best Cover - The Flash #123  (DC Comics)
• Best Single Issue - The Flash #123, "Flash of Two Worlds", by Gardner Fox & Carmine Infantino  (DC Comics)
• Best Artist - Carmine Infantino
• Best Story - "Flash of Two Worlds," by Gardner Fox & Carmine Infantino, The Flash #123  (DC Comics)
• Best Adventure-Hero Group - The Justice League of America  (DC Comics)
• Hero/Heroine Most Worthy of Revival - The Spectre  (DC Comics)
• Worst Comic Book Currently Published - Wonder Woman  (DC Comics)

The Justice League is a DC Comics superhero team. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #6, art by Ethan Van Sciver. ... Hawkman is a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. ... The Elongated Man is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC universe. ... Barry Allen is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe and the second Flash. ... Gardner Francis Fox (May 20, 1911, Brooklyn, New York – December 24, 1986) was an American writer best known for writing comic books and co-creating numerous comics characters, especially for DC Comics. ... Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925, Brooklyn, New York City) is an American comic book artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age of Comic Books. ... The Spectre is a fictional cosmic entity and superhero who has appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics. ... Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superhero. ...

1962

• Best Comic Book of the Year - The Fantastic Four  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Editor of a Comics Group - Julius Schwartz  (DC Comics)
• Best Script Writer - Gardner Fox
• Best Pencil Artist - Carmine Infantino
• Best Inker - Murphy Anderson
• Best Hero - Hawkman  (DC Comics)
• Best Group of Heroes - The Fantastic Four  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Villain - The Sub-Mariner (The Fantastic Four) ( IMarvel Comics)
• Best Supporting Character - The Thing (The Fantastic Four)  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Short Story - "Origin of Spider-Man"" by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko, Amazing Fantasy #15  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Book-Length Story - "The Planet that Came to a Standstill", by Gardner Fox & Carmine Infantino, Mystery in Space #75  (DC Comics)
• Best Single Comic Book Cover - The Brave and the Bold #42, by Joe Kubert  (DC Comics)
• Comic Most in Need of Improvement - Batman  (DC Comics)
• Hero/Heroine Most Worthy of Revival - The Spectre  (DC Comics)

"Ama" (Fan) Division The Fantastic Four (sometimes called the FF) are a Marvel Comics superhero group. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... Julius Schwartz, editor for DC Comics Julius Julie Schwartz (June 19, 1915 - February 8, 2004) was a comic book and pulp magazine editor, and a science fiction agent and prominent fan. ... Murphy Anderson (born 1926) is an American comic bookpenciller and inker who has worked for companies such as DC Comics for over 50 years, starting in the Golden Age of the 1940s. ... Namor the Sub-Mariner is a fictional character, featured in Marvel Comics. ... The Thing (Benjamin Jacob Ben Grimm) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a founding member of the superhero team The Fantastic Four. ... Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964): Cover art by Ditko. ... The introduction of Spider-Man: Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. ... Mystery in Space was a science fiction comic book published by DC Comics. ... The Brave and the Bold was a DC Comics superhero comic book which was published from August 1955 to July 1983. ... Joe Kubert is a legendary comic book artist who went on to found the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. ... The DC Comics superhero Batman (originally and still sometimes referred to as the Batman) is a fictional character who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...

• Comic Fanzines of 1961/62 - Alter-Ego, edited by Jerry Bails & Roy Thomas
• Special Projects - Index to All Star Comics, by Jerry Bails
• Articles - "The Light of Green Lantern", by Jerry Bails
• Features - "Profiles on Collectors", by Biljo White
• Strip - "Bestest League of America", by Roy Thomas
• Fiction - "The Reincarnation of The Spectre", by Roy Thomas

Roy Thomas (born November 22, 1940, Missouri, United States) is a comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lees first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. ...

1963

Pro Categories

• Best Editor - Stan Lee  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Writer - Stan Lee
• Best Artist - Carmine Infantino

Best Comics Categories

• Adventure Hero - The Amazing Spider-Man  (Marvel Comics)
• General Fantasy - Strange Adventures  (DC Comics)
• Mundane Fiction - Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos  (Marvel Comics)
• Humorous - Uncle Scrooge  (Western Publishing)
• Favorite Short Story - "The Human Torch Meets Captain America,", by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, Strange Tales #114  (Marvel Comics)
• Favorite Annual - Fantastic Four Annual #1  ((Marvel Comics)
• Favorite Novel - "Crisis on Earths 1 and 2", by Gardner Fox & Mike Sekowsky, Justice League of America #21-22  (DC Comics)
• Top Hero - Spider-Man  (Marvel Comics)
• Top Group - The Fantastic Four  (Marvel Comics)
• Top Supporting Character - The Thing (Fantastic Four)  (Marvel Comics)
• Top Supporting Character - The Sub-Mariner (Fantastic Four)  (Marvel Comics)
• Strip Favored for Revival - Doctor Fate  (DC Comics)

Amateur Division (On a scale of 1-5 points) Cover to The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Volume 1), March 1963, by Steve Ditko. ... Strange Adventures was an American comic book published by DC Comics. ... Nicholas Joseph Nick Fury is a fictional army hero and spy, featured in Marvel Comics. ... Uncle Scrooge #21 cover. ... This is a page about the company Western Publishing. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous co-creations. ... Strange Tales was the name of several comic book anthology series that have been published by Marvel Comics. ... Mike Sekowsky (1923-1989) was an American comic book artist best known as the exclusive penciler for DC Comics Justice League of America during most of the 1960s, and as the regular artist on Wonder Woman during the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Doctor Fate is a comic book superhero and wizard in the DC Comics universe, and a member of the Justice Society of America. ...

• Article - "Minute Movies", by Hal Lynch & Vern Coriell (Comic Art #4) - 4.31 points
• Illustrated Strip - "The Eclipse", by Drury Moroz & Ron Foss (Alter-Ego #5) - 4.22 points
• Fanzine Fiction - "The Black Panther", by John Wright (Komix #2) - 4.06 points
• Single Illustration - Cover, Star-Studded Comics #2, by Buddy Saunders - 4.28 points
• Fan Project - Authoritative Index to DC Comics, by Howard Keltner & Jerry Bails - 4.50 points
• Fan Artist - Ron Foss - 4.19 points
• Fan Writer - Jerry Bails - 4.40 points
• Comics Fanzine - The Comic Reader #15-20, by Jerry Bails - 4.53 points

Write-In Categories

• Strip that Should be Improved - Justice League of America  (DC Comics)
• Crossover of DC Heroes for The Brave and the Bold - Hawkman & the Flash  (DC Comics)
• Artist Preferred on Sea Devils - Joe Kubert
• Artist Preferred on Justice League of America - Murphy Anderson
• Comic Displaying Best Interior Color Work - Mystery in Space  (DC Comics)

Chromosomal crossover in genetics is an exchange of material between two chromosomes. ... Joe Kubert is a legendary comic book artist who went on to found the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. ...

1964

Pro Categories

• Best Adventure Hero Comic Book - The Amazing Spider-Man  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Regularly Published Fantasy Comic - Forbidden Worlds  (DC Comics)
• Best Humorous Comic Book - Herbie
• Best Miscellaneous Fiction - Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Editor - Stan Lee  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Writer - Stan Lee
• Best Pencil Artist - Carmine Infantino
• Best Inking Artist - Murphy Anderson
• Best Comic Book Cover - Detective Comics #329  (DC Comics)
• Best Short Story - "Doorway to the Unknown", by John Broome & Carmine Infantino, The Flash #148  (DC Comics)
• Best Novel - "Captain America Joins the Avengers", by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, from The Avengers #4  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Giant Comic - The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1  (Marvel Comics)
• Comic Reguarly Displaying Best Color Work - Magnus, Robot Fighter  (Gold Key Comics)
• Worst Regularly Published Comic - Wonder Woman
• Best Hero - Spider-Man
• Best Supporting Character - The Thing (Fantastic Four)  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Villain - Doctor Doom (Fantastic Four)  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Group of Characters - The Fantastic Four  (Marvel Comics)
• Best New Strip or Book - "Captain America", by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, in Tales of Suspense  (Marvel Comics)
• Strip Most Desired for Revival - The Spectre  (DC Comics)

Fan Categories (on a scale of 1-5 points) Herbie Popnecker from cover of Herbie #1 (April-May 1964) and the Fat Fury from cover of Herbie #8 (March 1965). ... Categories: Comics stubs | Batman | DC Comics titles ... John Broome (aka: pen names John Osgood and Edgar Ray Meritt) was a writer-contributor to DC comics. ... The Avengers are a Marvel Comics superhero team, consisting of many of the Marvel Universes most popular and powerful heroes. ... Magnus, Robot Fighter 4000 A.D. #11 (August, 1965), Gold Key Comics Magnus, Robot Fighter is a fictional character who first appeared in #1, published by Gold Key Comics in February, 1963. ... Gold Key Comics was an imprint of Western Publishing. ... Doctor Doom, real name Victor von Doom, is a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Grant Rogers), is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... Tales of Suspense was a comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics. ...

• Best Article in a Fanzine - (tie) "Lee", by Rick Weingroff (4.21 points); "One Man's Family", by Roy Thomas (4.21 points)
• Best Regular Fanzine Feature - "Information Center", by Bob Jennings (4.17 points)
• Best Fan Comic Strip - Adam Link, by Binder/Spicer/Berry (4.61 points)
• Best Ditto/Mimeo Cover - Batmania #1, by Biljo White (4.46 points)
• Best Cover (Other Reproduction) - Alter-Ego #7, by Biljo White (4.61 points)
• Best Fan Fiction - "Nemesis of Evil", by Victor Baron (4.23 points)
• Best Fan Project - Who's Who and Supplement, by Jerry Bails & Larry Lattanzi (4.32 points)
• Best Fanzine - Alter-Ego #7, by Roy Thomas (4.67 points)

Adam Link is a fictional robot made in the likeness of a man, and the protagonist of several science fiction short stories published under the pseudonym Eando Binder. ...

1965

Pro Categories

• Best Adventure Hero Comic Book - The Amazing Spider-Man  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Regularly Published Fantasy Comic - Strange Adventures  (DC Comics)
• Best Humor Comic Book - Herbie
• Best Miscellaneous Fiction - Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Editor - Stan Lee  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Writer - Stan Lee
• Best Pencil Artist - Wally Wood
• Best Inking Artist - Murphy Anderson
• Best Comic Book Cover - The Brave and the Bold #61  (DC Comics)
• Best Short Story - "The Origin of the Red Skull", by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, Tales of Suspense #66  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Giant Comic - T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1, by Len Brown, Wally Wood, Reed Crandall, Gil Kane, George Tuska, Mike Sekowsky  (Tower Comics)
• Best Novel - Showcase #55, by Gardner Fox & Murphy Anderson  (DC Comics)
• Comic Reguarly Displaying Best Color Work - Magnus, Robot Fighter  (Gold Key Comics)
• Comic Most Needing Improvement - Blue Beetle  (Charlton Comics)
• Best Hero - Spider-Man  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Supporting Character - The Thing (Fantastic Four)  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Villain - Doctor Doom (Fantastic Four)  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Group - The Fantastic Four  (Marvel Comics)
• Best New Strip or Book - T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, by Len Brown & Wally Wood  (Tower Comics)
• Best Revived Hero - Doctor Fate  (DC Comics)
• Strip or Book Most Desired for Revival - Justice Society of America  (DC Comics)

Fan Categories (on a scale of 1-5 points) Strange Adventures was an American comic book published by DC Comics. ... Wallace Wally Wood (born June 17, 1927, Menahga, Minnesota, United States; died November 2, 1981), was an American writer-artist best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad. ... Murphy Anderson (born 1926) is an American comic bookpenciller and inker who has worked for companies such as DC Comics for over 50 years, starting in the Golden Age of the 1940s. ... T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents is a team of comic book superheroes originally published by Tower Comics in the 1960s. ... Reed Crandall (February 22, 1917 - September 13, 1982) was an American illustrator and penciller of comic books and magazines. ... Eli Katz (April 6, 1926–January 31, 2000), who worked under the name Gil Kane and in a few instances Scott Edwards, was a comic book illustrator whose career spanned the 1940s to 1990s. ... George Tuska (born April 26, 1916, Hartford, Connecticut) a. ... Mike Sekowsky (1923-1989) was an American comic book artist best known as the exclusive penciler for DC Comics Justice League of America during most of the 1960s, and as the regular artist on Wonder Woman during the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Tower Comics was an American comic book publishing company best known for The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents by Wally Wood. ... Showcase #4 (September-October 1956, the first appearance of the Silver Age Flash. ... Murphy Anderson (born 1926) is an American comic bookpenciller and inker who has worked for companies such as DC Comics for over 50 years, starting in the Golden Age of the 1940s. ... Three fictional superheroes have used the name Blue Beetle as of 2006. ... Big C logo, used from Sept. ... Doctor Doom, real name Victor von Doom, is a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a team of superheroes whose adventures have been published by DC Comics. ...

• Best Article - "With Comics Down Under", by John Ryan (4.51 points)
• Best Regular Feature - "On the Drawing Board", by Glen Johnson & Derrill Rothermich (4.68 points)
• Best Fan Comic Strip - "The End of Bukawai", Fantasy Illustrated #3 (4.48 points)
• Best Ditto/Mimeo Cover - Batmania #5, by Biljo White (4.38 points)
• Best Cover (Other Reproduction) - Alter-Ego #8, by Biljo White (4.57 points)
• Best Fan Fiction - "Powerman vs. the Blue Barrier", by George Martin (4.29 points)
• Best Fan Project - New York Comicon, by Dave Kaler (4.63 points)
• Best Fanzine - Alter-Ego #8, by Roy Thomas (4.71 points)

1966

Best Comic Magazine Section

• Adventure Book with the Main Character in the Title - The Amazing Spider-Man  (Marvel Comics)
• Multi-Feature Title - Tales of Suspense  (Marvel Comics)
• Super Hero Group Title - Fantastic Four  (Marvel Comics)
• Normal Group Adventure Title - M.A.R.S. Patrol  (Gold Key Comics)
• Fantasy/SF/Supernatural Title - Strange Adventures  (DC Comics)
• Western Title - Kid Colt, Outlaw  (Marvel Comics)
• War Title - Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos  (Marvel Comics)
• Humor Title: Teenage - Archie  (Archie Comics)
• Humor Title: Costumed - Inferior Five  (DC Comics)
• Humor Title: Juvenile - Uncle Scrooge  (Western Publishing)
• All-Reprint Title - The Spirit  (Harvey Comics)
• Combination New & Reprint Material Title - Fantastic Four Annual  (Marvel Comics)

Best Professional Work Kid Colt is the name of two fictional characters in Marvel Comics universe - a cowboy and a cowboy based super-hero. ... Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, and Forsythe Jughead Jones. ... Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, and Forsythe Jughead Jones. ... The Inferior Five (or I5) are a parodical superhero team who premiered in the DC Comics test book Showcase Comics #62 (1966. ... In June of 1940 Will Eisner created The Spirit, a comic serial that appeared weekly in a Sunday newspaper insert (which contained four or five stories, each seven to eight pages long). ... Harvey Comics (also known as Harvey Publications) was an American comic book publisher, founded by Alfred Harvey. ...

• Editor - Stan Lee  (Marvel Comics)
• Writer - Stan Lee
• Pencil Work - Al Williamson
• Inking Work - Wally Wood
• Cover - Flash Gordon #1, by Al Williamson  (King Comics)
• Coloring - Flash Gordon  (King Comics)
• Best Full-Length Story - "How Green was My Goblin", by Stan Lee & John Romita, Sr., The Amazing Spider-Man #39  (Marvel Comics)
• Feature Story - "Return to Mongo", by Al Williamson, Flash Gordon #1  (King Comics)
• Regular Short Feature - "Tales of Asgard" by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, in The Mighty Thor  (Marvel Comics)
• Hall of Fame - n.a.
• Popularity Poll - n.a.

Newspaper Strip Section Al Williamson (March 21, 1931 - ) is an American cartoonist of partly Venezuelan descent. ... Wallace Wally Wood (born June 17, 1927, Menahga, Minnesota, United States; died November 2, 1981), was an American writer-artist best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad. ... Flash Gordon is a science fiction comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, first published on January 7, 1934. ... King Comics was a short-lived comic book imprint of King Features Syndicate, and an attempt by King to publish comics of their own characters, rather then thru other publishers. ... John Romita, Sr. ... Thor battles his evil step-brother, Loki. ...

• Best Adventure Strip - The Phantom, by Lee Falk
• Best Human Interest Strip - On Stage (a.k.a. Mary Perkins, On Stage), by Leonard Starr
• Best Humor Strip - Peanuts, by Charles Schulz
• Best Humor Panel - Dennis the Menace, by Hank Ketcham
• Best Miscellaneous Strip - Feiffer, by Jules Feiffer
• Hall of Fame Award - Flash Gordon, by Alex Raymond
• Best All-Time Great Comic Strip - Flash Gordon, by Alex Raymond

Fan Activity Section The Phantom is a comic strip created by Lee Falk (also creator of Mandrake the Magician), recounting the adventures of a costumed crime-fighter called the Phantom. ... Lee Falk (April 28, 1911 - March 13, 1999) was an American writer, best known as the creator of the popular comic strip superheroes Mandrake the Magician and The Phantom. ... Mary Perkins, On Stage was a very popular comic strip during the 1960s. ... Mary Perkins, On Stage was a very popular comic strip during the 1960s. ... Leonard Starr who was born October 28, 1925 was an advertising artist and cartoonist. ... Charlie Brown is the principal character of the Peanuts comic strip Peanuts was a syndicated daily comic strip written and drawn by American cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, which ran from 2 October 1950 to 13 February 2000. ... Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 - February 12, 2000) was a 20th-century American cartoonist best known for his Peanuts comic strip. ... Dennis the Menace is one of two cartoon characters. ... Henry King Ketcham (1920-2001), commonly known as Hank Ketcham, was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994. ... Jules Feiffer (born January 26, 1929) is a syndicated comic-strip cartoonist and author. ... Flash Gordon is a science fiction comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, first published on January 7, 1934. ... Alex Raymond (October 2, 1909- September 6, 1956) was an American comic strip artist, best known for his work on Flash Gordon. ...

• Best All-Article Fanzine - (tie) Batmania and TNT/Slam-Bang
• Best All-Comics Fanzine - Odd
• Best All-Fiction Fanzine - Batwing
• Best Article/Comic Fanzine - Fantasy Illustrated
• Best Fiction/Comic Fanzine - Comic Art, by Don & Maggie Thompson
• Best Article/Fiction Fanzine - n.a.
• Best Fannish One-Shot - The Spirit (reprints), by Ed Aprill
• Best Article on Comic Book Material - "Quality Comics Group"
• Best Article on Newspaper Strips - "Pride of the Navy"
• Best Regular Fan Column - "What's News", by Dave Kaler
• Best Fan Fiction - "White Dragon Strikes"
• Best Fan Comic Strip - "Xal-Kor", by Richard "Grass" Green
• Best Fan Artist - Richard "Grass" Green
• Best Comic Strip Writer - Richard "Grass" Green
• Best Fan Project - Ed Aprill's reprints
• Best Newsletter - Dateline: Comicdom

1967

Best Comic Magazine Section

• Adventure Book with the Main Character in the Title - The Amazing Spider-Man  (Marvel Comics)
• Adventure Hero Title with One or More Characters in Own Strip - Strange Tales  (Marvel Comics)
• Super Hero Group Title - Fantastic Four  (Marvel Comics)
• Non-Super-Powered Group Title - Challengers of the Unknown  (DC Comics)
• Fantasy/SF/Supernatural Title - The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves  (Charlton Comics)
• Western Title - Ghost Rider  (Marvel Comics)
• War Title - Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos  (Marvel Comics)
• Humor Title: Teenage - Archie  (Archie Comics)
• Humor Title: Costumed - Not Brand Ecch  (Marvel Comics)
• Humor Title: Juvenile - Uncle Scrooge  (Western Publishing)
• All-Reprint Title - Fantasy Masterpieces  (Marvel Comics)
• Combination New & Reprint Material Title - Marvel Super-Heroes  (Marvel Comics)

Best Professional Work The Challengers of the Unknown is a group of fictional characters created by Jack Kirby for DC Comics. ... Ghost Rider is the name of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics, and of several fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. ... Fantasy Masterpieces is the name of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Marvel Super-Heroes is the name of several comic book series and specials published by Marvel Comics: Marvel Super-Heroes #22 (Sept. ...

• Editor - Stan Lee  (Marvel Comics)
• Writer - Stan Lee
• Pencil Artist - Jack Kirby
• Inking Artist - Joe Sinnott
• Cover - Strange Adventures #207, by Neal Adams  (DC Comics)
• Coloring - Magnus, Robot Fighter  (Gold Key Comics)
• Full-Length Story - "Who's Been Lying in My Grave?", by Arnold Drake & Carmine Infantino, Strange Adventures #205  (DC Comics)
• Feature Story - "Lost Continent of Mongo" by Archie Goodwin & Al Williamson, Flash Gordon #4  (King Comics)
• Regular Short Feature - (tie) "Tales of Asgard" and "Tales of the Inhumans", both by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, in The Mighty Thor  (Marvel Comics)
• Hall of Fame - The Spirit, by Will Eisner

Popularity Poll Joe Sinnott (born October 16, 1926, Saugerties, New York, United States) is an American comic book artist. ... Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76 (April 1970), the first of a landmark run by artist Neal Adams and writer Denny ONeil. ... Arnold Drake was an American writer of comic books notable for his work on Deadman, for which he was given the Bill Finger Award, and on Doom Patrol. ... The name Archie Goodwin can refer to: Archie Goodwin, the fictional detective character created by Rex Stout. ... Will Eisner (March 3, 1917, Brooklyn, New York City – January 3, 2005, Lauderdale Lakes, Florida) was an acclaimed American comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. ...

• Best Costumed or Powered Hero - Spider-Man  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Normal Adventure Hero - Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Super-Powered Group - Fantastic Four  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Normal Adventure Group - Challengers of the Unknown  (DC Comics)
• Best Male Normal Supporting Character - J. Jonah Jameson (The Amazing Spider-Man)  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Female Normal Supporting Character - Mary Jane Watson (The Amazing Spider-Man)  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Villain - Doctor Doom (Fantastic Four)  (Marvel Comics)
• Best New Strip - "Deadman", by Arnold Drake & Carmine Infantino, in Strange Adventures  (DC Comics)
• Best Revived Strip - "Blue Beetle"  (Charlton Comics)
• Strip Most Needing Improvement - "Batman"  (DC Comics)
• Strip Most Desired for Revival - "Adam Strange"  (DC Comics)

Newspaper Strip Section Nicholas Joseph Nick Fury is a fictional army hero and spy, featured in Marvel Comics. ... J. Jonah Jameson is a fictional character featured in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Mary Jane Watson is a fictional supporting character in the Marvel Comics universe who was created by Stan Lee. ... Deadman is a DC Comics superhero created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino in the comic book series, Strange Adventures, specifically in issue #205 (October 1967). ... Arnold Drake was an American writer of comic books notable for his work on Deadman, for which he was given the Bill Finger Award, and on Doom Patrol. ... Adam Strange is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. ...

• Best Adventure Strip - Prince Valiant, by Hal Foster
• Best Human Interest Strip - On Stage (a.k.a. Mary Perkins, On Stage), by Leonard Starr
• Best Humor Strip - Peanuts, by Charles Schulz
• Best Humor Panel - Dennis the Menace, by Hank Ketcham
• Best Miscellaneous Strip - Ripley's Believe It or Not
• Hall of Fame Award - Flash Gordon, by Alex Raymond

Fan Activity Section Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a comic strip created by Hal Foster. ... Harold Rudolph Foster (August 18, 1892 in Halifax, Nova Scotia - July 25, 1982) created the comic Prince Valiant. ... Ripleys Believe It or Not! deals in the bizarre—events and items so strange and unusual that it is often hard to believe that they actually exist--but they do: believe it. ...

• Best All-Article Fanzine - (tie) Batmania and Gosh Wow
• Best All-Strip Fanzine - Star-Studded Comics
• Best All-Fiction Fanzine - Stories of Suspense
• Best Article/Strip Fanzine - Fantasy Illustrated
• Best Fiction/Strip Fanzine - Star-Studded Comics
• Best Article/Fiction Fanzine - (tie) Gosh Wow and Huh!
• Best Fannish One-Shot - Fandom Annual
• Best Article on Comic Book Material - "Blue Bolt and Gang" (Gosh Wow #1)
• Best Article on Comic Strip Material - "Gully Foyle" (Star-Studded Comics #11)
• Best Regular Fan Column - "What's News", by Dave Kaler
• Best Fan Fiction - "Nightwalker", by Larry Brody (Gosh Wow #1)
• Best Fan Comic Strip - "Xal-Kor", by Richard "Grass" Green
• Best Fan Artist - George Metzger
• Best Comic Strip Writer - Larry Herndon
• Best Fan Project - 1967 South-Western Con
• Best Newsletter - On the Drawing Board, by Bob Schoenfeld

1968

Comic Magazine Section

Best Adventure Title - Winner: Fantastic Four; 2nd place: Amazing Spider-Man The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics flagship superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of both a comic book published by Marvel Comics and a daily newspaper comic strip. ...

Best Fantasy/SF/Supernatural Title - Doctor Strange Doctor Strange is a fictional comic-book sorcerer and superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Best Western Title - Bat Lash Bat Lash, as depicted in Justice League Unlimited Bat Lash Bat (Batton) Lash first appeared in 1968, in a house ad running in Superman DC Comics. ...

Best War Title - Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos

Best Humor Title - Not Brand Ecch

Best Romance Title - Millie the Model Millie the Model #40 (Spring 1953): Art by Dan DeCarlo. ...

Best Reprint Title - Marvel Super-Heroes

Professional Work Best Editor - Stan Lee Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ...

Best Writer - Winner: Stan Lee; 2nd place: Roy Thomas Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... Roy Thomas (born November 22, 1940, Missouri, United States) is a comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lees first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. ...

Best Pencil Artist - Winner: Jim Steranko; 2nd place: Jack Kirby Captain America #111 (March 1969): Sterankos signature surrealism. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous co-creations. ...

Best Inking Artist - Winner: Joe Sinnott; 2nd place: Wally Wood Joe Sinnott (born October 16, 1926, Saugerties, New York, United States) is an American comic book artist. ... Wallace Wally Wood (born June 17, 1927, Menahga, Minnesota, United States; died November 2, 1981), was an American writer-artist best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad. ...

Best Cover - Nick Fury|Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]] #6, by Jim Steranko

Best Full-Length Story - (tie) "Track of the Hook", by Bob Haney & Neal Adams, The Brave and the Bold #79; "Origin of the Silver Surfer", by Stan Lee & John Buscema, Silver Surfer #1 Robert Haney (1926 - November 25, 2004) was a comic book writer. ... Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76 (April 1970), the first of a landmark run by artist Neal Adams and writer Denny ONeil. ... John Buscema (December 11, 1927- January 10, 2002) was an American comic book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics in its 1960s and 1970s heyday. ... The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero. ...

Best Feature Story - "Today Earth Died," by Jim Steranko, trange Tales #168 Captain America #111 (March 1969): Sterankos signature surrealism. ...

Best Regular Short Feature - "Tales of the Inhumans", by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby in The Mighty Thor

Hall of Fame - Fantastic Four, by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby; Nick Fury|Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., by Jim Steranko Captain America #111 (March 1969): Sterankos signature surrealism. ...

Note: Mark Hanerfeld, who counted the votes, first listed Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. as the winner. Later, he noticed that he had counted votes for "Fantastic Four by Jack Kirby", "Fantastic Four by Stan Lee", and "Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby"; Had they all been counted as one strip, these votes combined would have given the Fantastic Four the victory. The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics flagship superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous co-creations. ... The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics flagship superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ... Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics flagship superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ... Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous co-creations. ... The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics flagship superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ...

Popularity Poll

Best Adventure Hero Strip - Amazing Spider-Man

Best Adventure Group Strip - Fantastic Four

Best Supporting Character - J. Jonah Jameson (in Amazing Spider-Man) J. Jonah Jameson is a fictional character featured in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of both a comic book published by Marvel Comics and a daily newspaper comic strip. ...

Best Villain - Doctor Doom (in Fantastic Four) Doctor Doom, real name Victor von Doom, is a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics flagship superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ...

Best New Strip - Silver Surfer by Stan Lee & John Buscema The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... John Buscema (December 11, 1927- January 10, 2002) was an American comic book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics in its 1960s and 1970s heyday. ...

Strip Most Needing Improvement - X-Men The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ...

Strip Most Desired for Revival - Adam Strange Adam Strange is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. ...

Newspaper Strip Section

Best Adventure Strip - Prince Valiant, by Hal Foster Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a comic strip created by Hal Foster. ... Harold Rudolph Foster (August 18, 1892 in Halifax, Nova Scotia - July 25, 1982) created the comic Prince Valiant. ...

Best Human Interest Strip - Mark Perkins--On Stage

Best Humor Strip - Peanuts, by Charles Schulz Charlie Brown is the principal character of the Peanuts comic strip Peanuts was a syndicated daily comic strip written and drawn by American cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, which ran from 2 October 1950 to 13 February 2000. ... Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 - February 12, 2000) was a 20th-century American cartoonist best known for his Peanuts comic strip. ...

Best Humor Panel - Dennis the Menace, by Hank Ketcham Dennis the Menace is one of two cartoon characters. ... Henry King Ketcham (1920-2001), commonly known as Hank Ketcham, was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994. ...

Best Miscellaneous Strip - Feiffer, by Jules Feiffer Jules Feiffer (born January 26, 1929) is a syndicated comic-strip cartoonist and author. ...

Hall of Fame Award - Peanuts, by Charles Schulz Charlie Brown is the principal character of the Peanuts comic strip Peanuts was a syndicated daily comic strip written and drawn by American cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, which ran from 2 October 1950 to 13 February 2000. ... Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 - February 12, 2000) was a 20th-century American cartoonist best known for his Peanuts comic strip. ...

Fan Activity Section

Best Limited Reproduction Fanzine - Concussion

Best Unlimited Reproduction Fanzine - Graphic Story Magazine

Best Fan Artist - John Fantucchio

Best Comic Strip Writer - Larry Herndon

Best Fan Project - The Alley Awards

1969

Best Comic Magazine Section

Best Adventure Title - Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics flagship superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ...

Best Fantasy/SF/Supernatural Title - Doctor Strange Doctor Strange is a fictional comic-book sorcerer and superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Best Western Title - Bat Lash Bat Lash, as depicted in Justice League Unlimited Bat Lash Bat (Batton) Lash first appeared in 1968, in a house ad running in Superman DC Comics. ...

Best War Title - Star-Spangled War Stories Star-Spangled War Stories was the title of a DC Comics comic book series that featured war-themed characters and stories. ...

Best Humor Title - Archie Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, and Forsythe Jughead Jones. ...

Best Romance Title - Young Love Young Love was the first single from Janet Jacksons self-titled debut album. ...

Professional Work

Best Editor - Dick Giordano Richard Joseph Dick Giordano (July 20, 1932 - ) is a United States comic book artist and editor. ...

Best Writer - Roy Thomas Roy Thomas (born November 22, 1940, Missouri, United States) is a comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lees first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. ...

Best Pencil Artist - Neal Adams Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76 (April 1970), the first of a landmark run by artist Neal Adams and writer Denny ONeil. ...

Best Inking Artist - Tom Palmer Tom Palmer is the name of several notable individuals, including: Tom G. Palmer, senior fellow at the Cato Institute who holds a D.Phil. ...

Best Cover - Captain America #113, by Jim Steranko Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Grant Rogers), is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... Captain America #111 (March 1969): Sterankos signature surrealism. ...

Best Full-Length Story - "...And Who Shall Mourn for Him?," by Stan Lee, John Buscema & Sal Buscema, from Silver Surfer #5 Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... John Buscema (December 11, 1927- January 10, 2002) was an American comic book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics in its 1960s and 1970s heyday. ... Cover to Avengers Annual #17. ... The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero. ...

Best Feature Story - "At the Stroke of Midnight," by Jim Steranko & Johnny Craig, from Tower of Shadows #1 Captain America #111 (March 1969): Sterankos signature surrealism. ... Johnny Craig is an American illustrator who was born in Pleasantville, New York, in 1926. ...

Hall of Fame - Deadman, by Neal Adams Deadman is a DC Comics superhero created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino in the comic book series, Strange Adventures, specifically in issue #205 (October 1967). ... Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76 (April 1970), the first of a landmark run by artist Neal Adams and writer Denny ONeil. ...

Special Awards

Carmine Infantino, "who exemplifies the spirit of innovation and inventiveness in the field of comic art." Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925, Brooklyn, New York City) is an American comic book artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age of Comic Books. ...

Joe Kubert, "for the cinematic storytelling techniques and the exciting and dramatic style he has brought to the field of comic art." Joe Kubert is a legendary comic book artist who went on to found the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. ...

Neal Adams, "for the new perspective and dynamic vibrance he has brought to the field of comic art." Popularity Poll Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76 (April 1970), the first of a landmark run by artist Neal Adams and writer Denny ONeil. ...

Best Adventure Hero Strip - Amazing Spider-Man

Best Adventure Group Strip - Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics flagship superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ...

Best Supporting Character - Rick Jones (from Hulk, Avengers, and Captain America) Richard Milhouse Rick Jones is a fictional character by Marvel Comics. ... Look up Hulk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Hulk may refer to: Hulk (comics), a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe Hulk (film), a 2003 film based on the comic book character, directed by Ang Lee Hulk (ship), a type of ships Hulk (roller coaster), a roller coaster... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Grant Rogers), is a Marvel Comics superhero. ...

Best Villain - Doctor Doom (Fantastic Four) Doctor Doom, real name Victor von Doom, is a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics flagship superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ...

Strip Most Needing Improvement - Superman Superman is a fictional character and superhero of DC Comics who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938 and is considered the first character to embody the particular combination of traits that characterize the modern superhero. ...

Newspaper Strip Section

Best Adventure or Human Interest Strip - Prince Valiant, by Hal Foster Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a comic strip created by Hal Foster. ... Harold Rudolph Foster (August 18, 1892 in Halifax, Nova Scotia - July 25, 1982) created the comic Prince Valiant. ...

Best Humor Strip or Panel - Peanuts, by Charles Schulz Charlie Brown is the principal character of the Peanuts comic strip Peanuts was a syndicated daily comic strip written and drawn by American cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, which ran from 2 October 1950 to 13 February 2000. ... Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 - February 12, 2000) was a 20th-century American cartoonist best known for his Peanuts comic strip. ...

Hall of Fame Award - Tarzan, by Burne Hogarth James H. Pierce and Joan Burroughs Pierce starred in the 1932-34 Tarzan radio series Tarzan, a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. ... Burne Hogarth (December 25, 1911 - January 28, 1996) was an American cartoonist, illustrator, educator, and author. ...

Fan Activity Section

Best Limited Reproduction Fanzine - Newfangles

Best Unlimited Reproduction Fanzine - The Comic Reader

Best Fan Artist - John Fantucchio

Best Comic Strip Writer - Mark Hanerfeld

Best Fan Project - 1969 New York ComiCon

See also

• Shazam Award
• Harvey Award
• Kirby Award
• Eisner Award