I don't like signatures on my comics unless it is by the artist responsible for the actual cover art.

Hi gang, this is a topic that I have struggled with for quite some time. I really do not like having signatures all over the covers of my comics especially if it is a really cool book/cover.

The exception are photo covers where there is an actual person instead of a drawn image.

Another example is having writers and others that contributed to the interior of a comic but had nothing to do with the actual cover.

What's your view on this subject, I like to know if there are any others that share my opinion.

I guess one of my pet peeves is seeing all of the covers that have Stan Lee scrawled all over them. I understand that he is responsible for the majority of the Marvel Universe but he didn't ink the covers so at best I would allow him to sign the interior page.

Most of the comics I have purchased, I was drawn to because of the intensity of the art and the beauty of the colors. A black cover with high gloss, perfect spine and straight corners is a definite rarity and the last thing I want to do is ruin it.

Give me a mint copy of Amazing Spider-man #28 free of signatures over an SS copy in the same grade any day

Also not all artists will get a free pass to sign a cover even if they did work on it If I don't like their signature I can live without it.

So in the end I won't have very many comics with multiple signatures in my registered sets unless it something I purchased off E-bay which I really do shy away from.

I will leave you with a photo of Swamp Thing #4 that I recently picked up on E-bay free of signature, but I would have liked to had Berni Wrightson's sig on this one since he signs very nicely.

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