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Adamson Awards

Awarded by the Swedish Academy of Comic Art (SACA), at the annual Gothenburg Book Fair (Göteborg Bok & Bibliotek)

There are two categories:

  • Best International Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist
  • Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist

    1965
    Chester Gould, USA; "Dick Tracy"
    Rudolf Petersson, Sweden; "91:an"

    1966
    Harvey Kurtzman, USA; "Djungelboken"; skapad av Mad (Jungle Books; Mad)
    Elov Persson, Sweden; "Kronblom" and "Agust"

    1967
    Charles M. Schultz, USA; "Snobben" (Snoopy)
    Rit-Ola (Jan-Erik Garland), Sweden; "Biffen and Bananen"

    1968
    Jean-Claude Forest, France; "Barbarella"
    Jan Lööf, Sweden; "Felix"

    1969
    Harold R. Foster, USA; "Prins Valiant" (Prince Valiant)
    Rune Andréasson, Sweden; "Bamse"

    1970
    Robert Crumb, USA; "Fritz the Cat", etc.
    Torvald Gahlin, Sweden; "Klotjohan" and "Fredrik"

    1971
    Hergé (Georges Remi), Belgium; "Tintin"
    Torsten Bjarre, Sweden; "Flygsoldat 113 Bom"

    1972
    Guido Crepax, Italy; "Valentina", etc.
    Rolf Gohs, Sweden; "Mystiska 2:an"

    1973
    [No Awards]

    1974
    René Goscinny, France; "Asterix", etc.
    [No Swedish award]

    1975
    Mort Walker, USA; "Knasen" and "Sams serie" (Beetle Bailey?)
    Nils Egerbrandt, Sweden; "Olli" and "91:an"

    1976
    John Hart, USA; "B.C."
    Gösta Gummesson, Sweden; "Åsa-Nisse"

    1977
    Lee Falk, USA; "Mandrake" and "The Fantom" (Mandrake, and The Phantom)
    [No Swedish award]

    1978
    [No Awards]

    1979
    Moebius (Jean Giraud), France; "Blueberry", etc.
    [No Swedish award]

    1980
    André Franquin, Belgium; "Spirou" and "Gaston"
    [No Swedish award]

    1981
    Gérard Lauzier, France; "Sånt är livet" etc.
    Gunnar Persson, Sweden; "Kronblom"

    1982
    [No Awards]

    1983
    Caza (Philippe Cazaumayou), France; "Mardrömmarnas stad", etc.
    Ulf Lundkvist, Sweden; "Mannen med den långa håriga näsan" i ETC

    1984
    [No Awards]

    1985 (The Swedish Academy of Comic Art 20th Year Celebration)
    Brant Parker, USA; "Trollkarlen from Id" (Wizard of Id)
    Jerry Dumas, USA; "Sams serie" and "Sam and Silo"
    Sergio Aragonés; USA; "Groo", etc.
    Burne Hogarth, USA; "Tarzan"
    Jerry Siegel, USA; "Superman"
    [No Swedish awards]

    1986
    Jacques Tardi, France; "Adéle Blanc-Sec", etc.
    Joakim Pirinen, Sweden; "Socker-Conny" etc.

    1987
    Claire Bretécher, France; "De frustrerade"
    Gunnar Grähs, Sweden; "Evert and Tyra"

    1988
    Art Spiegelman, USA; "Maus"
    Lars Hillersberg, Sweden; "50-talet"

    1989
    Bud Grace, USA; "Ernie"
    Don Martin, USA; strips from Mad
    [No Swedish Award]

    1990
    Frank Miller, USA; recreation of "Batman" and "Daredevil"
    Leif Zetterling, Sweden; "Nils Holgerssonb flyger igen"

    1991
    Bill Watterson, USA; "Kalle and Hobbe" (Calvin & Hobbes)
    Lena Ackebo; Sweden; strips in the publication, Galago

    1992
    Bill Sienkiewicz, USA; "Daredevil", and graphic experiments
    Joakim Lindengren, Sweden; strips in the publications, Galago and Pyton

    1993
    Neil Gaiman, England; "The Sandman", etc.
    Charlie Christensen, Sweden; "Arne Anka"

    1994
    Scott McCloud, USA; the comic strip publication, "Understanding Comics"
    Gunnar Lundkvist, Sweden; "Klas Katt" and "Olle Ångest", etc.

    1995
    Scott Adams, USA; "Herbert and Herbert" (Dilbert)
    Max Andersson, Sweden; the volume "Vakuumneger", etc.

    1996
    Jeff Smith, USA; "Bone"
    Jan Romare, Sweden; "Pyton", "Himlens Änglar", "Ugglan Urban", etc.

    1997
    Patrick McDonnell, USA; "Mutts"
    [No information on Swedish winner available]

    1998
    [No information available]

    1999
    [No information available]

    2000
    [No information available]

    2001
    [No information available]

    2002
    Jerry Scott, USA; "Baby Blues", "Nancy", "Zits"
    Claes Reimerthi & Hans Lindahl, Sweden; "Fantomen" (The Phantom)