Kirby Awards

Attested program names

Record each attested name against the registry identity, retaining its documentary context.

1. Which contemporary documents establish the formal name and shortened Kirby Awards usage? provenance
2. Does this occurrence name the award program, a category distinction, a trophy, or Jack Kirby himself? boundary

Documented organizing roles

Comic-Con's history identifies Fantagraphics as instituting the awards in 1984, Dave Olbrich as administrator, and Comic-Con as the presentation setting beginning in 1985. [Comic-Con history](https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/history/)

1. What responsibilities did Fantagraphics and Olbrich each hold in each Kirby edition? provenance
2. Which records distinguish Jack Kirby's ceremonial participation from any decision-making authority? boundary

Separate award year

Comic-Con's archive labels the 1985-1987 Kirby editions against the preceding publication years; exact eligibility cutoffs require separate evidence. [Comic-Con recipient archive](https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1980s/)

1. Which award edition and eligible publication interval does this record concern? measurement
2. How did the edition handle cover dates, actual release dates, and series spanning multiple years? boundary

Edition-specific selection rules

Treat nominator eligibility, voter eligibility, ballot construction, and counting rules as research requirements rather than importing Eisner or Harvey procedures.

1. Who could nominate and vote in this Kirby edition, and which contemporary rule or ballot establishes that? provenance
2. What selection stages and tie-resolution rules were actually used? definition
3. What can an agent validate when the result survives but the governing ballot or rules do not? action

Category continuity needs evidence

Maintain original labels and require evidence before treating renamed or apparently similar categories as continuous.

1. What exact Kirby category label appears in the edition's ballot or announcement? provenance
2. Does a wording change indicate a renamed category, changed eligibility, or inconsistent transcription? boundary

Recognition target boundaries

Record whether recognition concerns a particular publication, a creator's contribution, a team, or a career; the archive includes a Kirby Hall of Fame category in 1987. [Comic-Con recipient archive](https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1980s/)

1. Does the category recognize the comic, named contributors, or an individual's career? definition
2. What supports classifying this recognition as a competitive award or Hall of Fame induction? provenance

Credit is not automatically recipient status

Preserve title, issue, named contributors, and publisher as distinct roles until the category and announcement establish who or what received recognition.

1. Which work, issue, edition, or creative team does the abbreviated Kirby result identify? definition
2. Which names are explicitly recipients, and which appear only as bibliographic credits? boundary
3. Can this record support a personal award claim for every credited collaborator? action

Documented recognition status

Attach each nomination, win, or induction claim to the relevant source passage; absence from a winners-only list does not establish absence from the ballot.

1. Does the source document a nomination, final result, induction, or later recollection? provenance
2. Is the surviving list complete enough to support this proposed count or negative claim? measurement
3. How should an agent retain conflicting credits or results while awaiting stronger evidence? action

Closure date qualification

Comic-Con's narrative places the ending with Olbrich's 1987 departure, while its recipient archive describes disbandment in 1988; retain these as differently framed accounts until reconciled. [Comic-Con history](https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/history/), [recipient archive](https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1980s/)

1. Which date marks the final presentation, the decision to discontinue, and any formal dissolution announcement? measurement
2. Which contemporary records explain the transition without conflating these events? provenance

Two distinct successors

Comic-Con identifies the Harvey and Eisner programs as emerging after the Kirbys ended, associating Fantagraphics with the Harveys and Olbrich with the Eisners. [Comic-Con history](https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/history/)

1. What administrative, category, or archival continuity is documented separately for each successor? provenance
2. How should an agent present combined historical recognition while retaining each award's original program identity? action

Check these first

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Kirby Awards this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Kirby Awards this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Kirby Awards this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Kirby Awards this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance