Reuben Award
The Reuben Award is an annual comic award from the National Cartoonists Society , an association of professional comic artists and cartoonists in the USA . The award is named after Rube Goldberg , the first president of the NCS.
The award honors the cartoonist of the year , who is elected in a secret vote of the members.
List of award winners
- 1946: Milton Caniff , Terry and the Pirates
- 1947: Al Capp , Li'l Abner
- 1948: Chic Young , Blondie
- 1949: Alex Raymond , Rip Kirby
- 1950: Roy Crane , Buz Sawyer
- 1951: Walt Kelly , Pogo
- 1952: Hank Ketcham , Dennis
- 1953: Mort Walker , Beetle Bailey
- 1954: Willard Mullin , Sports
- 1955: Charles Schulz , The Peanuts
- 1956: Herbert L. Block ( Herblock ), political caricatures
- 1957: Hal Foster , Prince Eisenherz
- 1958: Frank King , Gasoline Alley
- 1959: Chester Gould , Dick Tracy
- 1960: Ronald Searle , advertising and illustration
- 1961: Bill Mauldin , political cartoons
- 1962: Dik Browne , Hi and Lois
- 1963: Fred Lasswell , Barney Google
- 1964: Charles Schulz , The Peanuts
- 1965: Leonard Starr , Mary Perkins, On Stage
- 1966: Otto Soglow , The Little King
- 1967: Rube Goldberg , humor in works of art
- 1968: Pat Oliphant , political caricatures
- 1968: Johnny Hart , BC and Magnus the Magician
- 1969: Walter Berndt , Smitty
- 1970: Alfred Andriola , Kerry Drake
- 1971: Milton Caniff , Steve Canyon
- 1972: Pat Oliphant , political caricatures
- 1973: Dik Browne , Hägar the Terrible
- 1974: Dick Moores , Gasoline Alley
- 1975: Bob Dunn , They'll Do It Every Time
- 1976: Ernie Bushmiller , Nancy
- 1977: Chester Gould , Dick Tracy
- 1978: Jeff MacNelly , political cartoons
- 1979: Jeff MacNelly , Shoe
- 1980: Charles Saxon , advertisement
- 1981: Mell Lazarus , Miss Peach and Momma
- 1982: Bil Keane , Family Circus
- 1983: Arnold Roth , advertising
- 1984: Brant Parker , Magnus the Magician
- 1985: Lynn Johnston , For Better or For Worse
- 1986: Bill Watterson , Calvin and Hobbes
- 1987: Mort Drucker , Mad
- 1988: Bill Watterson , Calvin and Hobbes
- 1989: Jim Davis , Garfield
- 1990: Gary Larson , The Far Side
- 1991: Mike Peters , Mother Goose & Grimm
- 1992: Cathy Guisewite , Cathy
- 1993: Jim Borgman , political cartoons
- 1994: Gary Larson , The Far Side
- 1995: Garry Trudeau , Doonesbury
- 1996: Sergio Aragonés , Mad
- 1997: Scott Adams , Dilbert
- 1998: Will Eisner , The Spirit
- 1999: Patrick McDonnell , Mutts
- 2000: Jack Davis , Mad
- 2001: Jerry Scott , Zits and Baby Blues
- 2002: Matt Groening , The Simpsons
- 2003: Greg Evans , Luann
- 2004: Pat Brady , Rose Is Rose
- 2005: Mike Luckovich , cartoons for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 2006: Bill Amend , FoxTrot
- 2007: Al Jaffee , Mad
- 2008: Dave Coverly , Speed Bump
- 2009: Dan Piraro , Bizarro
- 2010: Richard Thompson , Cul de Sac
- 2011: Tom Richmond , Mad Magazine
- 2012: Brian Crane Pickles ; Rick Kirkman Baby Blues
- 2013: Wiley Miller Non Sequitur
- 2014: Roz Chast , cartoons for The New Yorker
- 2015: Michael Ramirez , political cartoons
- 2016: Ann Telnaes , political cartoons
- 2017: Glen Keane , cartoons
- 2018: Stephan Pastis , Pearls Before Swine