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1963 Alley Awards

Pro Categories

Best Editor

  • Stan Lee *

Best Writer

  • Stan Lee *

Best Artist

  • Carmine Infantino *

Best Comics Categories

Best Adventure-Hero

  • Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel) (31% of the votes) *

General Fantasy

  • Strange Adventures (DC) (47%) *

Mundane Fiction

  • Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos (Marvel) (62%) *

Humorous

  • Uncle Scrooge (Gold Key) (34%) *

Favorite Short Story

  • "The Human Torch Meets Captain America," by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, from Strange Tales #114 (Marvel) *

Favorite Annual

  • Fantastic Four Annual #1 (Marvel) *

Favorite Novel

  • "Crisis on Earths 1 and 2," by Gardner Fox & Mike Sekowsky, from Justice League of America #21-22 *

Top Hero

  • Spider-Man *

Top Group

  • Fantastic Four *

Top Supporting Character

  • The Thing (Fantastic Four) *

Top Supporting Character

  • Sub-Mariner (Fantastic Four) *

Strip Favored for Revival

  • Dr. Fate (214 votes) *

Amateur Division (On a scale of 1-5)

Article

  • "Minute Movies," by Hal Lynch & Vern Coriell (Comic Art #4) 4.31 *

Illustrated Strip

  • "The Eclipse," by Drury Moroz & Ron Foss (Alter-Ego #5) 4.22 *

Fanzine Fiction

  • "The Black Panther," by John Wright (Komix #2) 4.06 *

Single Illustration

  • Star-Studded Comics #2 cover, by Buddy Saunders 4.28 *

Fan Project

  • Authoritative Index to DC Comics, by Howard Keltner & Jerry Bails 4.50 *

Fan Artist

  • Ron Foss 4.19 *

Fan Writer

  • Jerry Bails 4.40 *

Comics Fanzine

  • The Comic Reader #15-20, by Jerry Bails 4.53 *

Write-In Categories

Strip That Should Be Improved

  • Justice League [of America] (DC) (15%) *

Cross-Over of DC Heroes for Brave & Bold

  • Hawkman & Flash *

Artist Preferred on Sea Devils

  • Joe Kubert (70%) *

Artist Preferred on Justice League [of America]

  • Murphy Anderson (32%) *

Comic Displaying Best Interior Color Work

  • Mystery in Space (DC) (22%) *