| Yellow Kid Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Achievements in the field of comics and animation |
| Location | Lucca Comics & Games (1970–1992) International Comics and Cartooning Exhibition (1994–2005) |
| Country | Italy |
| Formerly called | Silver Plaque (1966) Golden Guinigi Tower (1967) Grand Guinigi (1969) |
| First awarded | 1970 |
The Yellow Kid Awards (Italian: Premio Yellow Kid) are comic book awards presented in Italy from 1970 to 1992[a] at Lucca Comics & Games in Lucca, then from 1994 to 2005 at the Salone Internazionale del 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.[1]
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