The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the Comics Industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards.
 They are named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner, who was a regular participant in the award ceremony until his death in 2005.
 The Eisner Awards include the Comic Industry's Hall of Fame.
Russell George "Russ" Manning (January 5, 1929-December 1, 1981 ) was an American comic book artist who created the series "Magnus, Robot Fighter" and illustrated such newspaper comic strips as "Tarzan" and "Star Wars".
 He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2006.
John V. Romita Sr., often credited as simply John Romita ( ; born January 24, 1930), is an American comic-book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' "The Amazing Spider-Man" and for co-creating the character The Punisher.
 He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2002.
Robert "Bob" Kane (born Robert Kahn; October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer and artist who co-created, with Bill Finger, the DC Comics character Batman.
 He was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1994 and into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1996.
Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter.
 He is best known for his comics about Donald Duck and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck.
 He worked anonymously until late in his career; fans dubbed him The Duck Man and The Good Duck Artist.
 In 1987, Barks was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber (September 20, 1947 – February 10, 2008) was an American comic book writer best known as co-creator of the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck.
 Other notable works include "Man-Thing", "Omega the Unknown", "Marvel Spotlight": "Son of Satan", "The Defenders", "Marvel Presents": "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Daredevil" and "Foolkiller".
 Gerber was known for including lengthy text pages in the midst of comic book stories, such as in his graphic novel, "Stewart the Rat".
 Gerber was posthumously inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2010.
"Race to the South Seas!"
 is a 22-page funny animal comic book short story written, drawn, and lettered by Carl Barks.
 Characters in the story include Donald Duck, his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Gladstone Gander, and Uncle Scrooge.
 The story was first published in March of Comics #41 (1949), and has been reprinted several times.
 "Race" is one of Barks's first stories to present Gladstone's good luck to be something almost supernatural.
William Erwin "Will" Eisner ( ; March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur.
 He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series "The Spirit" (1940–1952) was noted for its experiments in content and form.
 In 1978, he popularized the term "graphic novel" with the publication of his book "A Contract with God".
 He was an early contributor to formal comics studies with his book "Comics and Sequential Art" (1985).
 The Eisner Award was named in his honor, and is given to recognize achievements each year in the comics medium; he was one of the three inaugural inductees to the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Nicholas Viscardi (October 20, 1920 – November 3, 2013), known professionally as Nick Cardy and Nick Cardi, was an American comics artist best known for his DC Comics work on Aquaman, the Teen Titans and other major characters.
 Cardy was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005.
Reed Leonard Crandall (February 22, 1917 – September 13, 1982) was an American illustrator and penciller of comic books and magazines.
 He was best known for the 1940s Quality Comics' "Blackhawk" and for stories in EC Comics during the 1950s.
 Crandall was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2009.

Question: When was the person who drew "Race to the South Seas!" inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame?
Answer: 1987