Unwitnessed Creator Signature?

[telerites]

I thought I posted this earlier but could not find it so I apologize if I missed it.

 

I have a copy of Silver Streak Comics #3 that I discovered when i bought it had a Joe Simon signature on the lower right of the first story page. Does an unwitnessed creator signature on the fist story page automatically constitute a qualified label?

[Gemma]

Any book which is submitted with an unwitnessed signature on the front cover which is of a high grade will received the Green, Qualified label and the signature will not affect the CGC grade in any way. The green Qualified label will state that there is a name written on the cover and what the grade of the book would be if the signature were ignored. If the book has an unwitnessed signature on the front and is of a low grade it will receive a Blue, Universal label and the signature will affect the grade of the book (depending on the size, how much it disrupts the cover etc.). If the unwitnessed signature is on the interior of the book only, then it will receive a Blue Universal label regardless of grade and the signature will affect the grade of the book (less than if it were on the cover, however).

 

Additional questions about the specifics of Signature Series are best directed here.

This thread is located in the Signature Room (for future reference) and is often answered by the witnesses, who have the most experience with this process.