Is the Stan Lee sig on this AF15 authentic?

[FantasticFan-migration]

Looks like someone just took a sharpie and tried to sign Stan's name like Stan. Everything about the sig looks unauthentic.

 

[chrisco37]

It doesn't look like his sig.

[Dick Pontoon]

Not his sig.

 

[budsbundy]

I was going to say that no way is that his sig, but after looking at three pages of google images of his sig, I can say that there is a wide variance, but I still don't think that is legit.

 

But I wonder why someone would fake such an easy to get sig on such a big book.

[telerites]

I was going to say that no way is that his sig, but after looking at three pages of google images of his sig, I can say that there is a wide variance, but I still don't think that is legit.

 

But I wonder why someone would fake such an easy to get sig on such a big book.

 

Maybe it was done long ago when Stan wasn't as accessible

[Mark 1]

It looks like Stan's signature back in the 70s. I'm not saying it's real but it does look like how his signature used to look many years ago.

 

[FantasticFan-migration]

But I wonder why someone would fake such an easy to get sig on such a big book.

 

Because Stan charges $ while a forgery is free.

[shadroch]

I've seen similar signatures, but don' know if they were real or fake

[ChrisInBaltimore]

It is tough cause it is in marker. Usually he signs in sharpie.

[Ghost Rider]

Looks real to me. I've looked a lot of his signature from different era's. Because it wasn't witnessed it will always leave doubt.

 

Steve Ditko did sign AF 15's in the 60's as well. Along with a whole other bunch of artists and writers long before any grading company was around. Though not fool proof. Getting a professional signature authenticator would help put any doubt to rest for the most part.

[Buzzetta]

It is tough cause it is in marker. Usually he signs in sharpie.

 

The problem is that we do not know when the signature was made. Do you have the same signature that you did twenty years ago? I know I do not. My signature has evolved over time.

 

I agree that this is why authentication would be a valuable service that CGC could offer. Make it pricey so the gates are not flooded. If some reputable venues can authenticate signatures than CGC can have the ability to do so as well, if they so choose.

[oakman29]

That is a real Sig. (thumbs u

[Dr. Balls]

Here's my Stan Lee from 1981:

 

 

 

Could have been signed when he was working on his new "style" of signature.

[jaybuck43]

The L is the biggest problem I have. If it was done in the 70's/80's it would have been done on the indica. It's very rare to see signatures on the front cover from that time period (rare, not impossible) Also during that time frame he would date the year, as seen in Ball's picture. The lack of a year makes me think it's a later sig. Given that it looks like it was done in a crayola marker it's also possible that the non standard signing device through him off and screwed up his signature? As others have said there are places that will authenticate the sig if it's that important.

[krighton]

Stan Lee's signature is frequently a fat black sharpie blob

[Dr. Balls]

Since we're brainstorming here, possibly this was handed to Stan in a place where there was no table. This could be a reason to why it was signed on the cover and why it looks so odd. If you were just signing it against it's own weight against your hand, it may explain why it's so sloppy.

 

The highs and lows of the ink density in the signature are also interesting. Looks like it might have been drawn with some sort of wet or dry erase marker - not a Sharpie (as someone mentioned earlier).

[sckao]

[hermster]

Looks similar to his early sig

e.g. mid 60's

 

http://beacon.wharton.upenn.edu/kendallwhitehouse/stan-lee-jack-kirby-and-the-mythical-marvel-bullpen/

[gadzukes]

I think it's real. Look at this old StanLee sig from 1974. Lots of similarities there.

 

[jaybuck43]

Except he dates the old sigs. That's my only problem with it. Even on the cover he would date it. Also I don't think he would be using a marker like that in the 70's.