When the award name was renamed the Reuben Award in 1954 , all the prior winners were given Reuben statuettes .
In 1948 , Chic Young 's work on the strip won him the National Cartoonists Society 's Billy DeBeck Award for Cartoonist of the Year .
When the award name was renamed the National Cartoonists Society   in 1954 , all the prior winners were given National Cartoonists Society statuettes .
In 1948 , Chic Young 's work on the strip won him the National Cartoonists Society 's Billy DeBeck Award for Cartoonist of the Year .