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On 8/4/2024 at 1:22 PM, grendel013 said:

I just submitted my first 3 signed comics to CGC for authentication. Matt Wagner, Tim Vigil and Dave Sim. I didn't get them signed personally but I'd be shocked if they weren't legit. They "look" like authentic signatures based on known examples. I held back sending a 4th comic (Mage #6) because the Matt Wagner signature on that looks VASTLY different. However, now I'm thinking it MAY be legit after seeing a couple "different" Wagner autos. That sig you have really looks like the initials GL so maybe it is Leach. Perhaps if you are willing to take the chance, send it in to CGC? I am hoping other boardies may help though. @grendelbo @ADAMANTIUM @Parabellum @JollyComics If these guys don't know, they might know "the guy" who would know. The authentication + C&P + grading costs $50 or more just for a modern. Not sure I'd send without some more input first. I'm gonna bet a dollar that it's Leach regardless of the other examples.

Haha yeah the $50 to maybe be, is what's stopping me from sending it in. Cause that would suck to send it in and have it be someone completely different or they have no past versions of that sig, and I'm out the $. Too bad they don't have like a image database we can look through of the different people's autos to get an idea if we're on the right track.

I also have a Stan Lee signed comic that I personally had Stan sign, and have I pics of him signing it, but I don't think his signature will verify, as it was right after he got over pneumonia and he was still sick, (at the old galaxy con in the bay area in April 2018) and the signature is all scribbly instead of his clean one he is known for, I'll attach the pics. 

I'll probably eventually have it sent in just to be encapsulated to keep it safe, but as I'll never sell it I don't care about grade or verification. 

On 8/3/2024 at 1:55 PM, grendel013 said:

I would think Garry Leach but it doesn't look like other examples I found. People sometimes have different signatures though. Next guess would be George Caragonne but I have no clue what his signature looks like. Could it be George Lucas?

Yeah I originally thought Leach as well but all the examples of his signature I have seen look so different, I was also thinking Caragonne, but I also couldn't find one single example of his signature anywhere. Sad, I wish we could figure out who it is.

Hello all, I need some help with a signature, or figuring out who it is, or is it just some scribbles.

My brother bought a big lot of penthouse comix. On issue 1 there is a signature, but we cannot figure out who's it is? I looked up all the names on the cover but the sig does not really match any of those other people's I have found. 

Any ideas? And thanks for any help.

Thank everyone who responded, I really didn’t know what to do with this. I especially want to thank both @marvelmaniac and @Qalyar for your amazing detailed responses. I learned a bunch from both of your replies and am super grateful as you both have saved me money. I’m definitely not going to attempt to get the book restored after your suggestions and I think from what you and others have said it may not even be able to be graded by CGC or it just may not be worth it, as the cost of slabbing and shipping will probably eat into any profit I would have made, if not cost more than I could sell it for. This is one of the few "investment" books I have bought recently in order to attempt to sell (to bank enough to one day get a TMNT #1). From what you all have suggested ill just sell the FF as is.

I bought this copy of Fantastic Four #2 and as you can see the cover is absolutely destroyed. In fact whoever owned this book must have coated the front and back cover in Gun Oil a long time ago, at least it smells like gun oil.

So the front and back cover are super crispy like a potato chip, if you bend it at all it will shatter. I actually shattered the 2" section at the top near the spine to the left of the 10 cent logo before I even took the pictures. Basically the front and back cover are super brittle.

The first and last internal page are kinda messed up as they have what looks like mold.

The rest of the pages are in pretty good condition, and once you get to the middle of the book the pages look great, at least to my totally untrained eye.

So my questions are,

1. should I get it restored, or attempt to get it restored or no matter what will it get a .5 and that would be pointless? Not just the cover but the rest of the book as the rest of it looks ok.

2. Has anyone seen this type of treatment to a cover before (soaking in oil), if so can It be reversed? Because I know the cover is trashed but it could be pressed and look nicer, not good, but nicer than it's current look of being in a blender. 

3. Also what is graded, like if all the pages inside are OK will it get a 1 instead of a .5, or because of the state of the cover and how it is not square but kind of bent will that just send it to .5 no matter what. Basically I don't know what all is graded.

Thanks for any help and answers,

Nick