Notes:
In 1988 the Kirby Awards were discontinued. They were replaced by two awards: the Harvey Award and the Eisner Award.
Name Recipient Year Awarded
Best Art Team Stephen R. Bissette (b. 1955) 1985
Best Art Team John Totleben (b. 1958) 1985
Best Artist Dave Stevens (b. 1955) 1985
Best Black-and-White Series Cerebus (1977 series) 1985
Best Continuing Series The Saga of Swamp Thing (1982 series) 1985
Best Cover The Saga of Swamp Thing (1982 series) #34 [Direct] 1985
Best Graphic Album Beowulf (First Comics Graphic Novel Number One) (1984 series) 1985
Best Limited Series Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985 series) 1985
Best New Series Zot! (1984 series) 1985
Best Single Issue Swamp Thing Annual (1985 series) #2 [Direct] 1985
Best Writer Alan Moore (b. 1953) 1985
Best Art Team George Pérez (b. 1954) 1986
Best Art Team Jerry Ordway (b. 1957) 1986
Best Artist Alan Davis (b. 1956) 1986
Best Artist Steve Rude (b. 1956) 1986
Best Black-and-White Series Love and Rockets (1982 series) 1986
Best Continuing Series Swamp Thing (1985 series) 1986
Best Graphic Album The Rocketeer (1985 series) 1986
Best Limited Series Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985 series) 1986
Best New Series Miracleman (1985 series) 1986
Best Single Issue Daredevil (1964 series) #227 [Direct] 1986
Best Writer Alan Moore (b. 1953) 1986
Best Writer/Artist (single or team) Frank Miller (b. 1957) 1986
Best Writer/Artist (Single or Team) David Mazzucchelli (b. 1960) 1986
Best Art Team Lynn Varley (b. 1958) 1987
Best Art Team Klaus Janson (b. 1952) 1987
Best Art Team Frank Miller (b. 1957) 1987
Best Artist Bill Sienkiewicz (b. 1958) 1987
Best Black-and-White Series Cerebus (1977 series) 1987
Best Continuing Series Swamp Thing (1985 series) 1987
Best Finite Series Batman: The Dark Knight (1986 series) 1987
Best Graphic Album Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986 series) [First Printing] 1987
Best New Series Watchmen (1986 series) 1987
Best Single Issue Batman: The Dark Knight (1986 series) #1 [Direct] 1987
Best Writer Alan Moore (b. 1953) 1987
Best Writer/Artist (single or team) Alan Moore (b. 1953) 1987
Best Writer/Artist (Single or Team) Dave Gibbons (b. 1949) 1987
Hall of Fame Carl Barks (b. 1901) 1987
Hall of Fame Will Eisner (b. 1917) 1987
Hall of Fame Jack Kirby (b. 1917) 1987