| Ally Sloper Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Veteran British comic creators |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| First awarded | 1976 |
| Last awarded | ca. 1982? |
The Ally Sloper Awards was an annual[1] awards ceremony recognising veteran British comic creators, initiated by the comics historian Denis Gifford in 1976. From 1978, they were awarded under the auspices of the Association of Comic Enthusiasts, also founded by Gifford.
The awards were named after Ally Sloper, the nineteenth-century British comic character championed by Gifford as the world's first comic character. Gifford also launched and edited an Ally Sloper 'comic magazine' in 1976 (published by Alan Class Comics). The award itself was a figurine of Ally Sloper, based on brass doorstops that were produced as merchandising in the nineteenth century.[1]
Prize-giving of the first Ally Sloper Awards for comics creators took place at Gifford's Comics 101 comics convention, held March 19–21, 1976, at the Mount Royal Hotel, London, with TV comedian Bob Monkhouse presenting.[2] The 1981 "Hall of Fame" award was presented at Comicon '81.[3]
- ^ a b Gifford, Denis (1996). Peter Hunt (ed.). International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. London: Routledge. p. 241. ISBN 1134879946.
- ^ Hooper, Terry (7 November 2011). "Creator interviews: Steve Dowling Creator Of Garth". Comic Bits Online. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "Comicon '81 advertisement". Fantasy Advertiser. No. 70. November 1981. p. 17.