George Perez, Mister Miracle, and most recently, lost wallets.

Day two had Bagofleas head straight to CGC and I went all the way to the back of the one of two signature areas. Our first goal was to get George Perez, to add his scrawl to Joe Rubinstein's and Jim Starlin's on a cracked 9.8 copy of Infinity Gauntlet #1. Once the artist arrived, I sent a text to Stephen to bring the book. I wasn't expecting "witness" Bob to bring it himself. It was a full hour before I got the signature and I would have still been in line if not for James. I recommend to anyone wanting to see George Perez to do so, but to do so first.

Day two was a lot busier than day one, but then again, on Saturday it normally is. I expect CGC will still be busy today with submissions, even without being able to get it done onsite, not to mention everyone checking to see if they got their books back. I started collecting CGC books late in comparison to others. My first onsite submission I ever did was turned over and returned the same day. CGC has grown and I feel will continue to grow, especially with some friendly competition in the newly created company, CBCS.

I wasn't able to turn over what I wanted to CGC. I could only submit one book. this is due to finances more than anything else. I must admit, even though I had major help attending the conventions I went to, I won't be able to do what I did this year again for next year. Five major conventions in a 180 day span might be a little too much and yet I am still thinking of going to the NYCC, if even for one day.

As for the book I did submit, I graded it between a 9.2 and a 9.4 before handing it over. I now have to see if CGC will agree on my assessment of my copy of Mister Miracle #7. A press might have improved or solidified the near mint grade, but I need to know exactly what to look for on those 52 page books from April of 72'. Once I learn that, continuing to get CGC to grade 20 Marvel and 25 DC comic books that are just as old as I am will be a lot easier to get in my desired 9.4 grade or higher.

Thanks for Reading

Tnerb

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