Yellow Kid Award

Yellow Kid Award
Awarded forAchievements in the field of comics and animation
Location1970–1992: Salone Internazionale dei Comics (Lucca)
1994–2005: Salone Internazionale dei Comics/Expocartoon (Rome)
CountryItaly
Formerly calledSilver Plaque (1966)
Golden Guinigi Tower (1967)
Grand Guinigi (1969)
First award1970

The Yellow Kid Awards (Italian: Premio Yellow Kid) are comic book awards presented in Italy from 1970 to 1992 at Salone Internazionale dei Comics in Lucca, then from 1994 to 2005 at the Salone Internazionale dei Comics in Rome. The Yellow Kid is one of the world's first awards linked to comics. Their name refers to The Yellow Kid, a character created by the American Richard F. Outcault at the end of the 19th century, and considered one of the first comic book heroes.

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