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[Catwomancomics]

Lone top of the census.

Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen.

[CCNRK]

Age of Conan: Belit #5 incentive signed by Jenny Frison. Surprisingly still the only one in census. Also, as far as I know, the only newsstand version of Wizard of Oz #1 signed by Skottie Young.

 

[CaseyJohnson]

Only signature series copy  I collect Spider-Woman key issues, and this is the first appearance of her classic costume, predating Spider-Woman #1 by one week.  Also first ever comic book team up of the two.  Main continuity would not pair them up until Spider-Woman #19.

 

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[CaseyJohnson]

Highest grade and only 9.8 SS for Symbiote Spider-Man Alien Reality #1 (Art Adams variant)

[The Element Man]

[Ron C.]

Frank Brunner. Only SS over a 9.4.

[WDBill]

Mark Brooks (Atlas 2002). Some of Marks first works I think.

Edited September 21, 2023 by WDBill

[scburdet]

Double shot of Mark Bagley. By my research, After Apocalypse 1 is his first published work & Nightmask 9 is the first professional work (Paragraphics might have been like a LCS printing books. Really short list of titles/issues). There's a post on Bagley's Instagram from some time ago indicating AA was his first comic. Both are top of the SS census. 

[Gator Guru]

On 10/12/2023 at 2:04 PM, scburdet said:

Double shot of Mark Bagley. By my research, After Apocalypse 1 is his first published work & Nightmask 9 is the first professional work (Paragraphics might have been like a LCS printing books. Really short list of titles/issues). There's a post on Bagley's Instagram from some time ago indicating AA was his first comic. Both are top of the SS census. 

Love the green sig! These are amazing to see as an artist’s early work a lot of times shows them trying to figure things out. These are really well done though.

[bking4266]

I have the only Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 86B with a gold label. Came back a 9.8. I'll post pics when I take some.

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[CardiacKid1]

In honor of Keith Giffen, who passed away on Monday, I present these two highest-graded signature series Defenders. One of my favorite runs, written by David Anthony Kraft, who passed away during COVID, but also signed the books before he got sick.

 

Edited October 13, 2023 by CardiacKid1
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[smarkjobber]

Top o' the census to ya!

Harley Quinn #28 1:25 signed by Dan Mora

 

[waynemel]

Adding my latest addition CGC SS, mentioned it in the "Progress" topic but it qualifies here, so I am posting here!

 

[scburdet]

Abraxas: Pre-professional Walt Simonson fanzine. Only maybe 1 or 2 similar Rhode Island School of Design zines that predate it (only seen a photo of one of those). Came out the year he graduated. Only graded copy.

Monsters & Heroes 2: A few Universal copies, no other signatures. Louise Simonson when she was Louise Jones. Not credited on the label, but she scripted her then-husband Jeff Jones story. Earliest work I can find that she worked on (would have been 21 at the time).

[scburdet]

Very early Jim Starlin fanzine work. Not his first, but among a few Dr. Weird books that he drew that all came out around the same time. He isn't credited on the label. First copy to appear on the census.

[scburdet]

Surprised no one ever had one of these signed by Roy Thomas before, although there are a few higher Universal copies. I think the aging paper hurt this one. Modeling with Millie 44 is credited as RT's first Marvel work, this book came out just after it appears & the label says first RT published story 

[scburdet]

Last one that fits the forum from a TerrifiCon batch that just came back. This is Jimmy Palmiotti's first inking job, as verbally confirmed by him & by the #1 he added. No such acknowledgement on the label. It appears he had one cover coloring job that was published a little earlier. Tied with the top Universal copy. Only 2 on the census. You'll have to dig into my albums to see the rest of the TerrifiCon loot as the rest were tied at best for the top SS spots.

[seanfingh]

On 10/18/2023 at 11:29 PM, scburdet said:

Last one that fits the forum from a TerrifiCon batch that just came back. This is Jimmy Palmiotti's first inking job, as verbally confirmed by him & by the #1 he added. No such acknowledgement on the label. It appears he had one cover coloring job that was published a little earlier. Tied with the top Universal copy. Only 2 on the census. You'll have to dig into my albums to see the rest of the TerrifiCon loot as the rest were tied at best for the top SS spots.

This is a book that only gets done out of pure love for the artform and the SS program.  It's absolutely great.

[WordSlinger1]

Took me years to track this one (the third printing) down in such good condition.  It is the lone 9.8 SS book on the census. 

[somewhereintexas]

These just moved to "Shipped" today, but thanks to CGC now providing free images, I can already share these with you.

While the census does not distinguish between the two non-incentive covers of Batman #686, I feel it is fair to include these since they are different covers and should the only 9.9 copies in the census once it is updated (there are currently none, which also is the case with the Sandman: Facsimile Edition #1).