The DC Universe Award-Winning Collection

THE ALLEY AWARDS

The Alley Awards are the oldest widely recognized American comic book award in the history of the industry. Organized by the “Academy of Comic-Book Fans and Collectors,” the Alley Award were named for caveman comic strip character “Alley Oop,” and ran from 1961 to 1969. They were distributed at Philadelphia’s Comic Art Convention, and discontinued when the ACBFC was disbanded in 1970.

THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (1955) #42

  • 1962: Best Single Comic Book Cover

THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (1955) #79

  • 1968: Best Full-Length Story

CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN (1958)

  • 1967: Best Comic Magazine, Non-Super-Powered Group Title
  • 1967: Best Normal Adventure Group

DETECTIVE COMICS (1937) #329

  • 1964: Best Comic Book Cover

THE FLASH (1959) #123

  • 1961: Best Cover
  • 1961: Best Story

THE FLASH (1959) #148

  • 1964: Best Short Story, “Doorway to the Unknown”

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960)

  • 1961: Best Regularly Published Comic Book
  • 1963: Favorite Novel (#21-22)

MYSTERY IN SPACE (1951)

  • 1962: Best Book-Length Story (#75)
  • 1963: Comic Displaying Best Interior Color Work

STRANGE ADVENTURES (1950)

  • 1963: Best Comic, General Fantasy
  • 1965: Best Regularly Published Fantasy Comic
  • 1966: Best Comic Magazine, Fantasy/SF/Supernatural Title
  • 1967: Best Professional Work, Full-Length Story (#205)
  • 1967: Best Professional Work, Cover (#207)
  • 1967: Best New Strip, “Deadman”
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