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1973 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards

(For material published in 1973; awarded in 1974)

Best Continuing Feature

  • Conan the Barbarian (Marvel)
  • Swamp Thing (DC) *
  • Tomb of Dracula (Marvel)

Best Individual Story (Dramatic)

  • "A Clockwork Horror," by Len Wein & Berni Wrightson, from Swamp Thing #6 (DC)
  • "Finally, Shuma-Gorath," from Marvel Premiere #10 (Marvel)
  • "Song of Red Sonja," by Roy Thomas & Barry Smith, from Conan the Barbarian #24 (Marvel) *

Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic)

  • "The Himalayan Incident," by Archie Goodwin & Walt Simonson, from Detective Comics #437 *

Best Writer (Dramatic Division)

  • Archie Goodwin ("Manhunter", in Detective #437-443) *
  • Roy Thomas (Conan the Barbarian)
  • Len Wein (Swamp Thing)

Best Penciller (Dramatic Division)

  • John Buscema (Conan the Barbarian, Savage Sword of Conan)
  • Mike Ploog (Marvel Spotlight, Frankenstein)
  • Berni Wrightson (Swamp Thing) *

Best Inker (Dramatic Division)

  • Dick Giordano (Justice League of America) *
  • Tom Palmer (Tomb of Dracula)
  • Berni Wrightson (Swamp Thing)

Best Humor Story

  • "The Escape," from Plop! #1
  • "F-f-frongs," from Spoof #3
  • "The Gourmet," from Plop! #1 *
  • "Kung Fooey," from Crazy #1

Best Writer (Humor Division)

  • Stu Schwartzberg (Crazy) * (tie)
  • Steve Skeates (Plop!) * (tie)
  • Roy Thomas
  • Marv Wolfman

Best Penciller (Humor Division)

  • Bob Foster (Crazy)
  • Larry Hama (Crazy)
  • Mike Ploog (Crazy)
  • Marie Severin (Crazy) *

Best Inker (Humor Division)

  • Russ Heath
  • Ralph Reese *
  • John Severin
  • Herp Trimpe

Best Letterer

  • Gaspar Saladino *

Best Colorist

  • Glynis Wein *

Best Foreign Comic Series

  • Lieutenant Blueberry *

Outstanding New Talent

  • Klaus Janson
  • Walt Simonson * (tie)
  • Jim Starlin * (tie)

Superior Achievement by an Individual

  • Richard Corben *

Hall of Fame

  • Carl Barks *