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1965 Alley Awards

Pro Categories

Best Adventure Hero Comic Book

  • Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel) (23.4%) *

Best Regularly Published Fantasy Comic

  • Strange Adventures (DC) (21.2%) *

Best Humor Comic Book

  • Herbie (American Comics Group) (24.2%)*

Best Miscellaneous Fiction

  • Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos (Marvel) (26%) *

Best Editor

  • Stan Lee (26.6%) *

Best Writer

  • Stan Lee (25.8%) *

Best Pencil Artist

  • Wally Wood (20.4%) *

Best Inking Artist

  • Murphy Anderson (24.6%) *

Best Comic Book Cover

  • The Brave & the Bold #61 (DC) (21.7%) *

Best Short Story

  • "The Origin of the Red Skull," by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, from Tales of Suspense #66 (Marvel) *

Best Giant Comic

  • T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1, by Len Brown & Wally Wood, Reed Crandall, Gil Kane & George Tuska, Mike Sekowsky (Tower Comics) (27.1%) *

Best Novel

  • Showcase #55, by Gardner Fox & Murphy Anderson (DC) (22.4%) *

Comic Reguarly Displaying Best Color Work

  • Magnus, Robot Fighter (Gold Key) (25.2%) *

Comic Most Needing Improvement

  • Blue Beetle (Charlton) (20.4%) *

Best Hero

  • Spider-Man (14.1%) *

Best Supporting Character

  • The Thing (Fantastic Four) (26.4%) *

Best Villain

  • Doctor Doom (Fantastic Four) (25%) *

Best Group

  • Fantastic Four (23.6%) *

Best New Strip or Book

  • T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, by Len Brown & Wally Wood (Tower Comics) *

Best Revived Hero

  • Doctor Fate (26.6%) *

Strip or Book Most Desired for Revival

  • Justice Society of America (25.4%) *

Fan Categories (on a scale of 1-5)

Best Article

  • "With Comics Down Under," by John Ryan (4.51) *

Best Regular Feature

  • "On the Drawing Board," by Glen Johnson & Derrill Rothermich (4.68) *

Best Fan Comic Strip

  • "The End of Bukawai," in Fantasy Illustrated #3 (4.48) *

Best Ditto/Mimeo Cover

  • Batmania #5, by Biljo White (4.38) *

Best Cover (Other Reproduction)

  • Alter-Ego #8, by Biljo White (4.57) *

Best Fan Fiction

  • "Powerman vs. the Blue Barrier," by George Martin (4.29) *

Best Fan Project

  • New York Comicon, by Dave Kaler (4.63) *

Best Fanzine

  • Alter-Ego #8, by Roy Thomas (4.71) *