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1968 Alley Awards

Comic Magazine Section

Best Adventure Title

• Fantastic Four (Marvel) (117 votes) *
• Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel) (2nd place)

Best Fantasy/SF/Supernatural Title

• Doctor Strange (Marvel) (133) *

Best Western Title

• Bat Lash (DC) (258) *

Best War Title

• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos (Marvel) (253) *

Best Humor Title

• Not Brand Ecch (Marvel) (348) *

Best Romance Title

• Millie the Model (Marvel) (282) *

Best Reprint Title

• Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel) (282) *

Professional Work

Best Editor

• Stan Lee (348 votes) *

Best Writer

• Stan Lee (255) *
• Roy Thomas (2nd place)

Best Pencil Artist

• Jim Steranko (166) *
• Jack Kirby (2nd place)

Best Inking Artist

• Joe Sinnott (168) *
• Wally Wood (2nd place)

Best Cover

• Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #6, by Jim Steranko (Marvel) (86) *

Best Full-Length Story

• "Track of the Hook," by Bob Haney & Neal Adams, from The Brave and the Bold #79 (DC) (31) * (tie)
• "Origin of the Silver Surfer," by Stan Lee & John Buscema, from Silver Surfer #1 (Marvel) (31) * (tie)

Best Feature Story

• "Today Earth Died," by Jim Steranko, from Strange Tales #168 (Marvel) (55) *

Best Regular Short Feature

• "Tales of the Inhumans," by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, in Thor (Marvel) (votes unknown) *

Hall of Fame

• Fantastic Four, by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby (Marvel) (45+) *
• Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., by Jim Steranko (Marvel) (45) *
  Explanatory Note: Mark Hanerfeld originally listed Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. as the winner, but then discovered he had counted separately votes for "Fantastic Four by Jack Kirby" (42 votes), "Fantastic Four by Stan Lee," and "Fantastic Four by Jack Kirby & Stan Lee," which would have given Fantastic Four a total of more than 45 votes and thus the victory.

Popularity Poll

Best Adventure Hero Strip

• Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel) (174 votes) *

Best Adventure Group Strip

• Fantastic Four (Marvel) (284) *

Best Supporting Character

• J. Jonah Jameson (Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel)) (147) *

Best Villain

• Doctor Doom (Fantastic Four (Marvel)) (270) *

Best New Strip

• Silver Surfer by Stan Lee & John Buscema (Marvel) (166) *

Strip Most Needing Improvement

• X-Men (Marvel) (55) *

Strip Most Desired for Revival

• Adam Strange (DC) (83) *

Newspaper Strip Section

Best Adventure Strip

• Prince Valiant, by Hal Foster (65 votes) *

Best Human Interest Strip

• Mark Perkins--On Stage (79) *

Best Humor Strip

• Peanuts, by Charles Schulz (210) *

Best Humor Panel

• Dennis the Menace, by Hank Ketcham (87) *

Best Miscellaneous Strip

• Feiffer, by Jules Feiffer (23) *

Hall of Fame Award

• Peanuts, by Charles Schulz (64) *

Fan Activity Section

Best Limited Reproduction Fanzine

• Concussion (37 votes) *

Best Unlimited Reproduction Fanzine

• Graphic Story Magazine (51) *

Best Fan Artist

• John Fantucchio (71) *

Best Comic Strip Writer

• Larry Herndon (18) *

Best Fan Project

• The Alley Awards (47) *