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It is for Danny's Playboys!!!

OK, I give, where did Chaykin sign it? I know he has a bad habit of signing with a dark pen in dark places, but I just can't find it.

You know, if you were really curious, you could call CGC to find out.

Here's a couple more I just got in. I have a feeling that books like these will be much tougher and expensive to put together under what I'm hearing about the new SS rules. Kudos to desertwindcomics and mutantkeys for this one (and I understand that Cosimo helped point Danny in the right direction for the Denny O'Neil sig): And Kudos to desertwindcomics and jonjesper for this one (notice how close the dates for Conway and Romita are--JJ had to FedEx the book from his house to Chandler in New York to get it there in time):

Just got these in. Kudos to Par2ch, Mutant Keys and Peter Palmer for getting the sigs, and thecollector for being the quarterback who got the books from witness to witness. From what I'm hearing, it will be much more difficult to put books together like these in the future under the new rules. I also have a 9.6 of #1 for $100 shipped in the USA. PM me for a scan if you're interested.

Nice sig placement by Wrightson, although I've never seen his signature look like that before. Any idea why he signed this one differently?

This one looks familiar.

It all depends upon why you're getting a book signed, and what book it is. And maybe the question should really be is it worth risking a grade drop to get a signature, because in most cases a book will keep the same grade, especially if a SS witness handles cracking the book out. The SS witnesses handle books just like their own, so if a book gets damaged in the signing process, it's generally because of something the signer did, and not the witness. If you're getting the book signed for yourself as opposed for resale, then in most cases, it's worth taking the small risk, because it's really all about the signature and not the grade. And even if you are getting the book signed to sell, it's probably worth the risk because it's so small. The exception is when the difference in price if the book drops is significant, and if you're talking about copper age and modern age books, in most instances, especially with moderns, the difference between a 9.8 and a 9.6 is not that much, mainly because a 9.8 is not worth that much, so there's only so much the book can drop. G.I. Joe #21 is an example that comes to mind, and even on that one, the difference between 9.8 and 9.6 is not nearly as much as it used to be. Once you move into the bronze age and older, the differences between grades can be much more significant, such as Hulk #181, where a 9.8 goes for $15K plus, and a 9.6 can go for less than $5K. Bottom line is, if in your mind it would be a disaster if the book drops in grade, then don't get it signed because nothing is worth that kind of stress. On the other hand, if you really want the signature and don't care if in the unlikely event the grade drops, then go for it. Just my

Ignore who? To tell you the truth, I'm surprised that I didn't notice all the spine stresses. The book was a blue label 9.6, and I usually check books pretty closely before I send them to be signed. If I have any doubt as to whether the book would hold its grade, I won't get it signed.

You're asking me? I'm not the one who put the grade on there.

Courtesy of GACollectibles:

Courtesy of ffcomics:

Here are a few books I got in recently. Courtesy of thecollector: Courtesy of Desertwind Comics:

I'm WAY WAY behind on my kudos. I'll post the pictures elsewhere, but kudos to (in no particular order): Desert Wind Comics for too many books to name, but lately for Captain America Comics #11 SS CGC 6.5 signed by Joe Simon and Stan Lee, Ultimate Spider-Man #1 "Blue Target" cover SS CGC 9.8 signed by Stan Lee, Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, and Wonderful World of Oz #1 Campbell variant SS CGC 9.8 signed by Scott Campbell and Nei Ruffino GACollectibles for Thor #337 signed and sketched by Walt Simonson, Marvel and DC Present #1 SS CGC 9.8 signed by Chris Claremont and Walt Simonson, and Marvels Project #1 blank SS CGC 9.8 signed and sketched by Herb Trimpe Par2ch for Marvels Project #1 blank SS CGC 9.8 signed and sketched by Mike Zeck thecollector for Batman #686 SS CGC 9.8 signed by Neil Gaiman, Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair, and Sandman #5 & #11 SS CGC 9.8 signed by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean NYComics for a "few" copies of the regular and WWLA variant cover of Captain America #25 SS CGC 9.8 signed by Joe Simon and Stan Lee ffcomics for G.I. Joe #1 SS CGC 9.8 and 9.6 signed by Larry Hama, and G.I. Joe #21 SS CGC 9.6 signed by Larry Hama And I can't remember if I gave Rookie of the Year Peter Palmer kudos for all the books he got signed for me at Dragon Con and Baltimore, but if I didn't, I'm giving them to him now.

And to think, that New Mutants #98 sold for $510 back in 2005. If I recall correctly, that copy was a product of onsite grading at WWLA that year.

For anyone who's interested, I have this book listed on eBay in an auction that's ending today. Civil War #7 Variant SS CGC 9.8 Auction

And now with pictures (the other signatures were already on there).

And a lady from Cajun Country.

At least Stan didn't sign over Romita's signature. He signed right over McNiven on a copy of the same book that I had. I guess he really liked where McNiven had signed.

And even more belated Kudos to Joel Elad for getting me some Jim Warren sigs. You rock as well!!!!!!!!!

Belated Kudos to Jon Jesperson for getting me the Gerry Conway sigs at Fall Con. You rock!!!

This one was a team effort. Major Kudos to Paradise Comics, AlexH and Peter Palmer for making this possible.

Evidently not the story from Captain America #25.

This cover is one of my favs..really really is, been looking for one that has Turner sig for a while. I totally dig yours, congrats on your super duper book. One thing though...I can understand Larry Hama..but, why Herb trimpe? WTTBs!!!! I'm guessing because Herb Trimpe was the original artist for G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero.

Just got this one back, and it was a group effort. Kudos to Chandler (Desertwind Comics), Kris (thecollector), Joel Elad and Carlos (gothamcentral) for making this possible.