contained joke entries. The editors fluctuated between publishing these as separately numbered specials and special issues of the regular series itself. The Amazing Heroes Swimsuit Special debuted with a June 1990 edition. Amazing Heroes #200 (Apr. 1992) contained an extended preview of Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics; the issue was later awarded a Don Thompson Award for Best Non-Fiction Work. The Jack Kirby Award From 1985 to 1987, the magazine presented The Jack Kirby Award for achievement in comic books, voted on by comic-book professionals and managed by Amazing Heroes managing editor Dave Olbrich. After a dispute in 1987 over who owned them, the Kirby Awards were discontinued. Starting in 1988, the Kirby Award was discontinued and two new awards were created: the Eisner Award, managed by Olbrich, and the Fantagraphics-managed Harvey Award. Awards Amazing Heroes won the U.K.'s Eagle Award for Favourite Specialist Comics Publication four years in a row, from 1985 to 1988: 1985: Eagle Award — Favourite Speciality Comics Publication 1986: Eagle Award — Favourite Specialist Comics Publication 1987: Eagle Award — Favourite Specialist Comics Publication 1988: Eagle Award — Favourite Specialist Comics Publication 1992: Compuserve Comics and Animation Forum Award — Best Non-Fiction Work See also The Comic Reader Notes References Bethke, Marilyn. "The New Kids on the Block," The Comics Journal #70, January 1982, pp. 110–111. Ringgenberg, Steve, editor. The Best of Amazing Heroes #1 (Redbeard, Inc., 1982). Spurgeon, Tom with Michael Dean. "'Everything Was in Season': Fantagraphics from 1978–1984: Amazing Heroes," The Comics Journal (DEC. 08, 2016). Biweekly magazines published in the United States Defunct magazines published in the United States Fantagraphics titles Hobby magazines published in the United States Magazines about comics Magazines established in 1981 Magazines disestablished in 1992 Magazines published in Connecticut Magazines published in Los Angeles Magazines published in Seattle Mass media in Stamford, Connecticut Monthly magazines published in the United States