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The recipients, listed below, are known primarily as comics creators (writers, artists, letterers, colorists), editors, or publishers, unless otherwise noted.
AWARDS BY YEAR
1974
Forrest J. Ackerman
(magazine editor)
Ray Bradbury
(prose writer)
Kirk Alyn
(actor)
Milton Caniff
Frank Capra
(filmmaker)
Bob Clampett
(animator)
June Foray
(voice actress)
Eric Hoffman
Unclear which Eric Hoffman
Chuck Jones
(animator)
Jack Kirby
Stan Lee
Bill Lund
Unclear which Bill Lund
Russ Manning
Russell Myers
(filmmaker)
Charles Schulz
Phil Seuling
(
Comic Art Convention
founder)
Roy Thomas
Bjo Trimble
(science-fiction fandom figure)
1975
Barry Alfonso
Unclear which Barry Alfonso
Brad Anderson
Robert Bloch
(prose writer)
Vaughn Bodé
Edgar Rice Burroughs
(prose writer)
Daws Butler
(voice actor)
Richard Butner
(prose writer)
Shel Dorf
Will Eisner
Mark Evanier
Gil Kane
Alan Light
Dick Moores
George Pal
(filmmaker)
Rod Serling
(screenwriter)
Joe Shuster
Jerry Siegel
Barry Windsor-Smith
Jim Starlin
Jim Steranko
Ted Sturgeon
(prose writer)
Larry ("Seymour") Vincent
(TV horror-movie host)
1976
Neal Adams
Sergio Aragonés
Mel Blanc
(voice actor)
Frank Brunner
Rick Griffin
Johnny Hart
George Clayton Johnson
(screenwriter)
Vicky Kelso (status unknown)
Mel Lazarus
Sheldon Mayer
Dale Messick
Alex Niño
Don Rico
Don Thompson
Maggie Thompson
1977
Alfredo Alcala
Carl Barks
C. C. Beck
Howard Chaykin
Lester Dent
(prose writer)
Jackie Estrada
Hal Foster
Walter Gibson
(prose writer)
Jim Harmon
Unclear which Jim Harmon
Robert A. Heinlein
(prose writer)
Gene Henderson, Comic-Con Director-at-Large
Michael Kaluta
Joe Kubert
Harvey Kurtzman
George Lucas
(filmmaker)
Stan Lynde
Byron Preiss
Trina Robbins
Stanley Ralph Ross
Bill Scott
David Scroggy
Jay Ward
(TV producer)
Len Wein
1978
John Buscema
Al Capp
Gene Colan
Gill Fox
Tom French
Steve Gerber
Chester Gould
Burne Hogarth
Bob Kane
Ken Krueger
Bernie Lansky
Gray Morrow
Clarence Nash
Grim Natwick
Bill Rotsler
Mike Royer
Gilbert Shelton
Dave Sheridan
Bil Stout
Frank Thorne
Boris Vallejo
Mort Weisinger
Elmer Woggon
1979
Craig Anderson
Steve Englehart
Dale Enzenbacher
Kelly Freas
Virginia French
H. R. Giger
(painter)
Gene Hazelton
Carl Macek
Victor Moscoso
Larry Niven
(prose writer)
Dan O'Neill
Virgil Partch
Jerry Pournelle
Nestor Redondo
Marshall Rogers
John Romita, Sr.
Bill Spicer
Mort Walker
Marv Wolfman
1980
Terry Austin
Murray Bishoff
Pat Boyette
John Byrne
Canadian Film Board
Ernie Chan
Chris Claremont
Shary Flenniken
Mike Friedrich
Rick Geary
Don Glut
S. Gross
Al Hartley
B. Kliban
Jerry Muller
George Olshevsky
Joe Orlando
Fred Patten
Don Phelps
Richard Pini
Wendy Pini
David Raskin
Scott Shaw!
Jim Shooter
John Stanley
B. K. Taylor
Osamu Tezuka
(animator)
Adam West
(actor)
Wally Wood
1981
Jerry Bails
L. B. Cole
Jim Fitzpatrick
Dick Giordano
Dave Graue
Paul Gulacy
Mary Henderson
Karl Hubenthal
Bil Keane
Frank Miller
Doug Moench
Monkey Punch
Dennis O'Neil
Gary Owens
Richard Rockwell
, also known as Dick Rockwell
Allen Saunders
Julius Schwartz
Mike Sekowsky
Bill Sienkiewicz
Dave Sim
Alex Toth
Morrie Turner
Bill Woggon
1982
Bob Bindig
Brian Bolland
Russ Cochran
David Cockrum
Max Allan Collins
Chase Craig
Archie Goodwin
Mike Grell
Bruce Hamilton
Jack Katz
Howard Kazanjian
Hank Ketcham
Walter Koenig
(actor)
Richard Kyle
Lee Marrs
Frank Marshall
John Pound
Tony Raiola
Steven Spielberg
(filmmaker)
Leonard Starr
Robert Williams
1983
Douglas Adams
(prose writer)
Maeheah Alzmann
Jim Aparo
Don Bluth
Floyd Gottfredson
Norman Maurer
George Pérez
Arn Saba
Dan Spiegel
Joe Staton
James Van Hise
Cat Yronwode
1984
Murphy Anderson
Ramon Arambola
Greg Bear
(prose writer)
Fae (Gates) Desmond, Comic-Con Executive Director
Stan Drake
John Field
Rick Hoberg
Greg Jein
Ollie Johnston
Brant Parker
Robert Shayne
(actor)
Curt Swan
Frank Thomas
Jim Valentino
Al Williamson
1985
Brent Anderson
Ben Bova
(book/magazine editor)
David Brin
Jack Cummings
Jack Davis
Alan Moore
Dan O'Bannon
(filmmaker)
Tom Orzechowski
John Rogers
Alex Schomburg
Walt Simonson
1986
Poul Anderson
(prose writer)
Marion Zimmer Bradley
(prose writer)
Dave Gibbons
Jean ("Moebius") Giraud
Gilbert Hernandez
Jaime Hernandez
Denis Kitchen
Steve Leialoha
Marty Nodell
Harvey Pekar
Mark Stadler
Dave Stevens
1987
Harlan Ellison
(prose writer)
Larry Geeck
Ward Kimball
Deni Loubert
Bill Messner-Loebs
Mike Peters
Bill Schanes
Steve Schanes
Robert Silverberg
(prose writer)
Art Spiegelman
Bernie Wrightson
Ray Zone
(
3-D
historian)
1988
Frank Alison, Comic-Con Director-at-Large
Robert Asprin
(prose writer)
Mike Baron
Lynda Barry
John Bolton
Jules Feiffer
Raymond Feist
(prose writer)
Matt Groening
Gary Groth
George R. R. Martin
(prose writer)
Mike Pasqua
Steve Rude
Marie Severin
Matt Wagner
1989
Richard Alf
R. Crumb
Howard Cruse
Kevin Eastman
Lee Falk
Ron Goulart
(prose writer)
Walt Kelly
Peter Laird
Syd Mead
(industrial designer)
Andre Norton
(prose writer)
Jerry Robinson
Diana Schutz
Janet Tait
Ron Turner
Gahan Wilson
1990
Karen Berger
Bob Burden
Tom DeFalco
William Gaines
Jim Henson
(puppeteer)
Randy
and
Jean-Marc Lofficier
Grant Morrison
Bob Overstreet
Mary Reynante
Bob Schreck
Ken Steacy
Rick Sternbach
(film/TV illustrator)
Charles Vess
1991
Alicia Austin
Clive Barker
(prose writer)
Dan Barry
Dan DeCarlo
Creig Flessel
Neil Gaiman
Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
Keith Giffen
George Gladir
Joe Haldeman
(prose novelist)
Lynn Johnston
Carol Kalish
Don Maitz
Sheldon Moldoff
Steve Oliff
Julie Roloff
Stan Sakai
1992
Carina Burns-Chenelle
Bob Chapman
Francis Ford Coppola
(filmmaker)
Robin Doig
Alan Grant
Bill Griffith
Ray Harryhausen
(filmmaker)
Marc Hempel
Jim Lee
Milo Manara
Scott McCloud
Todd McFarlane
Rowena Morrill
(book/magazine illustrator)
Diane Noomin
Louise Simonson
Dick Sprang
Vernor Vinge
(prose writer)
Mark Wheatley
1993
Gary Carter
Unclear which Gary Carter
Phil Foglio
Robert Goodwin
Ferd Johnson
Don Martin
Dave McKean
Clydene Nee
Paul Norris
Paul Power
P. Craig Russell
Mark Schultz
Vincent Sullivan
Michael Whelan
(movie producer)
Roger Zelazny
(prose writer)
1994
Mike Carlin
Paul Chadwick
Al Feldstein
Stan Goldberg
Roberta Gregory
Chad Grothkopf
Jerry Ordway
Bud Plant
Mike Richardson
John Romita, Jr.
Richard Rowell
Lucius Shepard
(prose writer)
Mickey Spillane
(prose writer)
J. Michael Stracynski
Rumiko Takahashi
1995
Roger Corman
(filmmaker)
Greg Hildbrandt
Tim Hildebrant
Ryuichi Ikegami
Irv Novick
Joe Sinnott
1996
Donna Barr
Mort Drucker
Joe Giella
Jim Mooney
Kurt Schaffenberger
François Schuiten
David Siegel
1997
Dick Ayers
Steve Bissette
Terry Brooks
(prose writer)
Bob Haney
Russ Heath
Carol Lay
Michael Moorcock
(prose writer)
Janice Tobias
George Tuska
1998
John Broome
Eddie Campbell
Nick Cardy
David Glanzer, Comic-Con Director of Marketing and Publicity
Fred Guardineer
Lorenzo Mattotti
Paul S. Newman
John Severin
Joe Simon
Naoko Takeuchi
Mark Yturralde
(filmmaker)
1999
Tom Batiuk
Chuck Cuidera
Samuel R. Delany
(prose writer)
Arnold Drake
Sam Glanzman
Larry Gonick
Irwin Hasen
Sue Lord, Comic-Con HR/Guest Relations
2000
Will Elder
Rick Estrada
, also known as Ric Estrada
Phoebe Gloeckner
Beth Holley, Comic-Con VP, Exhibits
Carmine Infantino
Jack Kamen
Ben Katchor
Harry Lampert
Bryan Talbot
Angelo Torres
Lewis Trondheim
2001
Henry Boltinoff
Irwin Donnenfeld
Brian And Wendy Froud
Martin Jaquish, Comic-Con Director-at-Large
Joe R. Lansdale
Spider And Jeanne Robinson
(prose writers)
Alvin Schwartz
Unclear which of two writers Alvin Schwartz
Jeff Smith
Kim Thompson
2002
Frank Jacobs
Jason
Paul Levitz
Bob Lubbers
Bob Oksner
Lew Sayre Schwartz
Hal Sherman
Herb Trimpe
William Woolfolk
2003
Charles Berberian
Frank Bolle
Sal Buscema
John Davenport, Comic-Con Events staff
Philippe Dupuy
Steve Jackson
Unclear which Steve Jackson
Sid Jacobson
Larry Lieber
Terry Moore
Howard Post
2004
Jack Adler
Tom Gill
Harry Harrison
(prose writer)
Bruce Jones
Batton Lash
Mike Mignola
Bill Plympton
(animator)
Frank Springer
John Totleben
2005
2006
Art Clokey
(animator)
Luis Dominguez
Basil Gogos
Everett Raymond Kinstler
(former comics artist; presidential portrait painter)
Kazuo Koike
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
2007
Allen Bellman
Renée French
Gary Friedrich
Adam Hughes
Miriam Katin
Mel Keefer
Joseph Michael Linsner
David Morrell
(prose writer)
Lily Renée Phlllips
Mike Ploog
Dan Vado
Mark Verheiden
F. Paul Wilson
(prose writer)
SEE ALSO
Alley Award
Eisner Award
Harvey Award
Kirby Award
Shazam Award
REFERENCES
Comic-Con 2006 official site: "Comic-Con International's Inkpot Awards"
Comic-Con 2005 official site: "Comic-Con International's Inkpot Awards"
