Shazam Award

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The Shazam Awards or Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards was given between 1970 and 1975. There were multiple categories such as Outstanding New Talent and Superior Achievement by an Individual. The awards were given the year following the publication of the material, based on nominations that were then voted upon by industry professionals. The name of the award is derived from the magic word for the original Captain Marvel, a popular superhero of the 1940s and early 1950s.

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[edit] Best Continuing Feature

[edit] Best Individual Story

  • 1970 - Winners (tie):
  • Conan the Barbarian #2: Lair of the Beast Men (Roy Thomas & Barry Smith, Marvel Comics)
  • Green Lantern #76: No Evil Shall Escape My Sight by Dennis O'Neil & Neal Adams, DC Comics)
  • 1971 – Winner: "Snowbirds Don't Fly," by Dennis O'Neil & Neal Adams, from Green Lantern #85 (DC)
    • "Devil Wings over Shadizar," by Roy Thomas & Barry Smith, from Conan the Barbarian #6 (Marvel)
    • "Tower of the Elephant," by Roy Thomas & Barry Smith, from Conan the Barbarian #4 (Marvel)
  • 1972 – Winner: "Dark Genesis," by Len Wein & Berni Wrightson, from Swamp Thing #1 (DC)
    • "The Black Hound of Vengeance," by Roy Thomas & Barry Smith, from Conan the Barbarian #20 (Marvel)
  • 1973 – Winner: "Song of Red Sonja," by Roy Thomas & Barry Smith, from Conan the Barbarian #24 (Marvel)
    • "A Clockwork Horror," by Len Wein & Berni Wrightson, from Swamp Thing #6 (DC)
    • "Finally, Shuma-Gorath," from Marvel Premiere #10 (Marvel)
  • 1974 – Winner: “Gotterdammerung” from Detective #443
    • “Night of the Stalker” by Steve Englehart, Vin Amendola & Sal Amendola, from Detective #439
    • “Red Nails” by Roy Thomas & Barry Smith, from Savage Tales #1-3

[edit] Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic)

  • 1972 – "The Demon Within," by John Albano & Jim Aparo, from House of Mystery #201 (DC)
  • 1973 - "The Himalayan Incident," by Archie Goodwin & Walt Simonson, from Detective Comics #437
  • 1974 – Winner: “Cathedral Perilous” by Archie Goodwin & Walt Simonson from Detective #444 **“Burma Sky” by Archie Goodwin & Alex Toth, from Our Fighting Forces #146
    • “Jenifer” by Bruce Jones & Berni Wrightson, from Creepy #63(?)

[edit] Best Humor Story

  • 1972 - "The Poster Plague," by Steve Skeates & Sergio Aragones, from House of Mystery #202
  • 1973 – Winner: “The Gourmet” from Plop! #1
    • “The Escape” from Plop! #1
    • “F-f-f-rogs”, from Spoof #3
    • “Kung Fooey,” from Crazy #1
  • 1974 - Winner: “Kaspar the Dead Baby” (Crazy #8)
    • “The Boob Ruth Story,”
    • “The ECCH-orcist” (Crazy #6),
    • “Police Gory Story” (Crazy #8)

[edit] Best Writer (Dramatic Division)

  • 1970 - Dennis O'Neil, for Green Lantern, Batman, Superman, etc. (DC)
  • 1971 – Roy Thomas, for Conan the Barbarian, Avengers (both Marvel)
  • 1972 – Len Wein (Swamp Thing)
  • 1973 – Winner: Archie Goodwin (“Manhunter”, in Detective 437-443)
    • Roy Thomas (Conan the Barbarian)
    • Len Wein (Swamp Thing)
  • 1974 – Winner: Archie Goodwin

[edit] Best Pencil Artist (Dramatic Division)

  • 1970 - Neal Adams for Green Lantern, Batman (DC)
  • 1971 – Neal Adams
  • 1972 – Berni Wrightson (Swamp Thing)
  • 1973 – Winner: Berni Wrightson (Swamp Thing)
  • 1974 – Winner: John Buscema

[edit] Best Inker (Dramatic Division)

  • 1970 - Dick Giordano for Green Lantern/Green Arrow (DC)
  • 1971 – Dick Giordano
  • 1973 – Winner - Dick Giordano (Justice League|Justice League of America)
    • Tom Palmer (Tomb of Dracula)
    • Berni Wrightson (Swamp Thing)
  • 1974 – Winner: Dick Giordano
    • Frank Giacoia
    • Tom Palmer

[edit] Best Writer (Humor Division)

  • 1970 - Carl Barks
  • 1971 – John Albano
  • 1973 – Winner (tie):
  • Stu Schwartzberg (Crazy)
  • Steve Skeates (Plop!)
  • 1974 – Winner: Steve Skeates

[edit] Best Pencil Artist (Humor Division)

[edit] Best Inker (Humor Division)

[edit] Best Colorist

[edit] Outstanding New Talent

[edit] Best Letterer

[edit] Best Foreign Artist

[edit] Best Foreign Comic Series

[edit] Special Recognition/Award

  • 1971 – Gil Kane, for Blackmark, his paperback comics novel
  • 1972 – Gerda Gattel (DC's proofreader, previously a letterer "For bringing her special warmth to our history")

[edit] Special/Superior Achievement by an Individual

[edit] Hall of Fame

[edit] Of Unknown Status

There are sources indicating the following individuals won these “Shazam” Awards, but the evidence is confused, and they are listed separately here on that basis.

  • 1974 – Best Humor Writer – Marv Wolfman
  • 1974 (?): Best Humor Short Story – Marv Wolfman
  • Year Unknown – Best Humor Artist – Scott Shaw

[edit] References

[edit] See also

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