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1974 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards

(For material published in 1974; awarded in 1975)

Best Continuing Feature

  • Conan the Barbarian (Marvel) *
  • Man-Thing (Marvel)
  • Tomb of Dracula (Marvel)

Best Individual Story (Dramatic)

  • "Gotterdammerung," from Detective #443 (DC) *
  • "Night of the Stalker," by Archie Goodwin & Walt Simonson, from Detective #439 (DC)
  • "Red Nails," by Roy Thomas & Barry Smith, from Savage Tales #1-3 (Marvel)

Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic)

  • "Burma Sky," by Archie Goodwin & Alex Toth, from Our Fighting Forces #146 (DC)
  • "Cathedral Perilous," by Archie Goodwin & Walt Simonson from Detective #441 (DC) *
  • "Jenifer," by ? & Berni Wrightson, from Creepy #63? (Warren)

Best Writer (Dramatic Division)

  • Steve Gerber
  • Archie Goodwin *
  • Roy Thomas

Best Penciller (Dramatic Division)

  • John Buscema *
  • Gene Colan
  • Berni Wrightson

Best Inker (Dramatic Division)

  • Frank Giacoia
  • Dick Giordano *
  • Tom Palmer
  • Joe Sinnott

Best Humor Story

  • "The Boob Rube Story"
  • "The ECCH-orcist" (Crazy #6)
  • "Kaspar the Dead Baby" (Crazy #8) *
  • "Police Gory Story" (Crazy #8)

Best Writer (Humor Division)

  • Nick Cuti
  • Steve Gerber
  • Joe Gill
  • Steve Skeates *

Best Penciller (Humor Division)

  • Dan DeCarlo
  • Frank Roberge
  • Marie Severin *
  • George Wildman

Best Inker (Humor Division)

  • Rudy Lapick
  • Ralph Reese *
  • Frank Roberge
  • Marie Severin
  • George Wildman

Best Letterer

  • John Costanza *
  • Annette Kawecki
  • Gaspar Saladino
  • Artie Simek

Best Colorist

  • Marie Severin
  • Glynis Wein
  • Tatjana Wood *

Outstanding New Talent

  • Paul Gulacy
  • Al Milgrom
  • Craig Russell *

Superior Achievement by an Individual

  • Barry Smith
  • Jim Starlin
  • Roy Thomas *

Hall of Fame

  • Jack Kirby *
  • Alex Toth
  • Wally Wood