Alley Award
American series of comic book fan awards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Alley Award was an American annual series of comic book fan awards, first presented in 1962 for comics published in 1961. Officially organized under the aegis of the Academy of Comic Book Arts and Sciences,[1] the award shared close ties with the fanzine Alter Ego magazine. The Alley is the first known comic book fan award.[2]
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Alley Award | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in the field of comic books |
Venue | Academy Con (1965–1967) Comic Art Convention (1968–1970) |
Country | United States of America |
Presented by | Alter Ego magazine / Academy of Comic Book Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | 1962 |
Last awarded | 1970 |
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The Alley Awards were tallied for comic books produced during the previous year. The Alley statuette — a likeness of the comic strip character Alley Oop[3] — was initially sculpted by Academy member Ron Foss out of redwood, from which "plaster duplications" were made to be handed out to the various winners.[4]