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1971 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards

(For material published in 1971; awarded in 1972)

Best Continuing Feature

  • Conan the Barbarian (Marvel) *

Best Individual Story

  • "Devil Wings over Shadizar," by Roy Thomas & Barry Smith, from Conan the Barbarian #6 (Marvel)
  • "Snowbirds Don't Fly," by Dennis O'Neil & Neal Adams, from Green Lantern #85 (DC) *
  • "Tower of the Elephant," by Roy Thomas & Barry Smith, from Conan the Barbarian #4 (Marvel)

Best Writer (Dramatic Division)

  • Roy Thomas, for Conan the Barbarian, Avengers (both Marvel) *

Best Penciller (Dramatic Division)

  • Neal Adams *

Best Inker (Dramatic Division)

  • Dick Giordano *

Best Writer (Humor Division)

  • John Albano *

Best Penciller (Humor Division)

  • Dan DeCarlo (Archie) *

Best Inker (Humor Division)

  • Henry Scarpelli (Harvey) *

Best Letterer

  • Gaspar Saladino *

Best Colorist

  • Tatjana Wood *

Best Foreign Artist

  • Frank Bellamy (Star Trek) *

Outstanding New Talent

  • Mike Kaluta * (tie)
  • Richard Corben * (tie)

Special Recognition

  • Gil Kane, for Blackmark, his paperback comics novel *

Special Achievement by an Individual

  • Jack Kirby (Fourth World series in Forever People, New Gods, Mr. Miracle, and Jimmy Olsen) *

Hall of Fame

  • Will Eisner *