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$8200 USD (including shipping fees) OR BEST OFFER
CGC 1.0 Amazing Fantasy 15 signed by Stan Lee (right edge of book trimmed).

Please message me offers or any questions and concerns. Will ship to the US and Canada, PayPal only.

I’ve received numerous offers on other platforms, and I’d be open to any offers above $7900. 

3 hours ago, Kevin Boyd said:

Can’t wait! Will the first round of comic guests be announced at that time? 

Absolutely ZERO chance that is a legit Todd McFarlane sketch, not even close to his style. It seems like the seller wasn't even copying from a McFarlane sketch, looks more like Victor Olazaba.  

7 hours ago, comicnoir said:

Is that dry marker? Looks like grey marker.

It’s possible, but I’m not sure if John would have been using grey markers at the time, the illustration was drawn many years ago. I’ve used dry markers before and it looks very similar, you can see how some areas of the tone are much darker than other parts, and how it’s quite streaky in certain areas. 

18 minutes ago, romitaman said:

great pick up .this is a full illustration with  wash tones added..Not just a drawing.

Thanks! It’s very cool how John was able to use the dry marker effect to create those different tones, gives it a much more finished look. I was actually just about to email you to see if you still meet with Mr. Romita every now and then. I’d love to have a picture of him holding the piece to frame and display with it. 

Was very happy to have won the John Romita full body Punisher illustration, been trying to get it since I first saw the auction on eBay, unfortunately I never won it. Second times a charm! John Romita is a my favorite artist, so this is a personal grail.

Link to CAF post; https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1533737

15 minutes ago, joeypost said:

Books with old tape are problematic. If you want to take a chance, it is your book and you have the right to take the chance, so no one should be dogmatic with their reply. If all you would be out is $50 to see if the book has potential, I say go for it. CCS may come back and say "NO" but at least you will feel better about the overall decision. Only concern is if CCS say yes and proceeds to press the book and the spine splits, or the glue from the tape causes interior pages to stick together. Know all your options.

 

Thanks for the information and your opinion. By the way, can you see why this book is considered to be trimmed along the entire right side of the book? I still have troubles understanding how this book could be trimmed with all of the wear on the edges. Figured you might have some knowledge. Thanks

Work in progress pic of a Hellboy headshot.

1 hour ago, joeypost said:

 How much experience do the pressers you are asking have?

I’m not entirely sure how long they have been pressing for, but I’ve used one of them before on multiple occasions, and he’s done an amazing jobs on all my books, they present so much better. He’s also pressed many high end keys before, told me that it looks like my af 15 would get a grade bump if I decided to send it to CCS. 

So you think it’s not even worth the $50 to send it in for a screening with CCS? 

2 hours ago, joeypost said:

You may wind up with more "puckering" on the cover of the book if it were pressed. The areas near the tape will not expand and contract as much as the paper that is free to "breathe". This is one of those books you cherish as is. 

1 minute ago, Bomber-Bob said:

I think a press/clean will not accomplish anything. There's so much going on with this book I would be afraid of inflicting more damage. You could detach the cover or something and wind up with a 0.5 .  

It’s seems as though I’ve been getting many mixed opinions on this, also posted in a CGC group on fb and recieved over 70 comments. Some strongly agree that with a good press it’ll get a grade bump, and others think it’s too risky, and may cause more damage. Have also shown the book to a couple pressers and they too think differently. But most people have agreed that it’s best to submit my book for a screening with CCS, and they’ll determine what’s best. If they recommend a press, than I’ll go from there.

Here’s a pic to explain my last point. 

My copy is on the right. 

Just now, The Lions Den said:

After looking at this book again, my sense of it is that someone was trying to make the Marvel chipping less noticeable by trimming the book on the right edge---it's actually a fairly common reason for trimming books. I'm sorry for your loss, but even with the trimming you're still a    

That could be a possibility for sure. However, when I looked at other trimmed examples with chipping on the cover, the spaces between the chippings would be perfectly straight, and look as though they received no wear at all, I don't see this on my copy. The only straight area on the cover is in the bottom right corner, and where I thought it had been trimmed. After my findings, it is impossible that bottom right edge could be trimmed, although it's straight, it goes to the very edge of the book. I can also tell because none of the artowork on the edge of the cover is missing, everything that belongs on the edge of the cover is there. I really wish CGC could have provided more detail in the notes about the trimming. 

On 1/30/2019 at 11:51 AM, The Lions Den said:

Good points made, Bob. Even if Chris or Matt didn't see this book, there are several very experienced graders at CGC that are extremely competent at spotting various forms of restoration. Even from the pictures posted here, it's pretty obvious the right edge of the cover has been trimmed...  

After I finally bought the grader's notes, it says the ENTIRE right side of the book is trimmed, I thought it was just in a small area. I'm having a very hard time understanding how the entire side could be trimmed, with all of the wear on the edges.

Just now, faster friends said:

I don’t see really how cleaning will help. Or pressing for that matter.

you could get a 1.5 just cause though.

never know.

It's hard to tell with it being encapsulated, but the cover is very wavy in areas, especially around Spidey's head. From what I've heard, a press could definitely flatten it, but you think it would not affect the grade? 

1 hour ago, Joe Ankenbauer said:

Do you have access to the grader notes? If so, could you please share them?

 

Joe

Here they are, just updated my original post with them too.

heavy creasing to cover
multiple stain left top of back cover
multiple tape cover
multiple tape interior cover
piece out right bottom of back cover
small, multiple tear bottom of front cover
trimmed full right of whole book

I still have NO idea how the entire right side of the book could be trimmed, but that's not the point of this thread. 

On 1/29/2019 at 8:46 PM, gadzukes said:

Send it in for grading only if you're ready to sell.  Slabbing will always increase the sales potential.  A buyer might look at this raw with lots of questions.  Slabbing will take those questions away.  If you just want to keep it in your collection then just keep it raw right now.  

If you decide to grade, you might want to press those ripples out.

I own 2 graded copies of AF15 (4.0 & 7.0), and I own 3 super low grade copies that I keep raw (all 1.0s or lower)

Any chance you’d be willing to part with one of your lower grade raw copies?

Hi All,

Considering to get my CGC trimmed 1.0 Amazing Fantasy 15 pressed and cleaned by CCS, and resubmitted for grading. Was hoping to get your opinions on if a press is worth it. Could it bump the grade to a 1.5, 1.8, or even a 2.0? Do you recommend I pay $50 for a screening, or just skip it? Thanks, feedback highly appreciated.

Grader notes: 

heavy creasing to cover
multiple stain left top of back cover
multiple tape cover
multiple tape interior cover
piece out right bottom of back cover
small, multiple tear bottom of front cover
trimmed full right of whole book

Thanks for the feedback everyone, appreciate it. I’m still very curious to know how CGC came to the conclusion that the right edge of the cover was trimmed. Here’s a comparison with 3 unrestored af 15s (mine is the first). I wonder if I got the book pressed to fix the spine roll and resubmit it to CGC, if they’ll still come to the conclusion that the edge is trimmed.

12 minutes ago, Ride the Tiger said:

I see the point you're making. It would seem foolish to think someone tried to trim just one little area when there is so much chipping and wear along edges of the entire cover. I guess it will remain a mystery unless the culprit comes forward.

Exactly, it boggles my mind! I think I’m going to upload a comparison picture of my book and other copies that are unrestored.

1 minute ago, SBRobin said:

I think I mixed up your post with another one about AF15, or maybe was confused by faster's reply because I just noticed my reply makes little sense, since you're asking about it being trimmed and not whether you should have it restored. Sorry for any confusion.

It's just because I removed that question from my original post. Now I'm just wondering about the trimming. No worries!

3 minutes ago, SBRobin said:

If it's witnessed, then (someone correct me if I'm wrong) you would lose the signature series designation by having it restored, and you are now looking at a qualified restored label. I would leave it as is.

Thanks for the info. If I were to get it restored by someone who works at CGC, the Stan signature could remain authentic. I decided to remove that point at that end of my post. Mostly just curious about the trimming on my book.

2 minutes ago, SBRobin said:

Did you get the lee signature witnessed or is it qualified?

It's witnessed. I'll update my original post with a full pic. 

Edit: Thanks for all the advice and opinions. Think I’ve got what I needed.

Looking forward to the 2019 show! Apparently Spawn will be filmed in Toronto this year, hopefully that means there's a better chance of Todd McFarlane attending this years show. Think 2013 was the last year he attended.