Question about signed comics 1 1

[MikeTheSpike]

I have a copy of Superman/Batman #8 my dad got signed by Michael Turner at a con. As far as I know, it was not witnessed by any official. Does this actually affect the value of the book?

[DougC]

Turner is a popular artist so it will likely add a couple bucks to a raw sale, If you want it authenticated/slabbed you would need to use the "other guys".

[MikeTheSpike]

On 5/26/2023 at 9:26 PM, DougC said:

Turner is a popular artist so it will likely add a couple bucks to a raw sale, If you want it authenticated/slabbed you would need to use the "other guys".

Thanks. Will CGC just ignore it? Or would it be considered a flaw/defacement?

Edited May 27, 2023 by MikeTheSpike

[flchris]

You’d get a green label (qualified) unless you ask to grade with the blue label (universal). If green, they’ll note the signature as writing on the cover. If blue, I think they grade it as a flaw/defacement. But really depends on your goal. If just to encapsulate and keep, not sure it matters. If looking to sell at some point, a green label tends to be valued less than a blue or yellow label.

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 5/26/2023 at 10:17 PM, 850chris said:

You’d get a green label (qualified) unless you ask to grade with the blue label (universal). If green, they’ll note the signature as writing on the cover. If blue, I think they grade it as a flaw/defacement. But really depends on your goal. If just to encapsulate and keep, not sure it matters. If looking to sell at some point, a green label tends to be valued less than a blue or yellow label.

Won't it depend on if the signature is on cover vs on page, too?

[MikeTheSpike]

On 5/30/2023 at 9:22 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

Won't it depend on if the signature is on cover vs on page, too?

It's on the cover, right on the Batman/Superman logo. It seems like that's where he always signed.

[Poutine]

Sig inside cover, witnessed

Sig outside cover, unwitnessed

Sigs with certification, unwitnessed

 

[MikeTheSpike]

On 6/3/2023 at 10:09 PM, Poutine said:

Sig inside cover, witnessed

Sig outside cover, unwitnessed

Sigs with certification, unwitnessed

 

OK so they recognize it's not the same as a kid drawing a mask on Superman with a marker, but not that it's signed.

[Poutine]

On 6/4/2023 at 9:31 AM, MikeTheSpike said:

OK so they recognize it's not the same as a kid drawing a mask on Superman with a marker, but not that it's signed.

 CGC will absolutely not verify an unwitnessed signature.  

The Gen13 book is a green label 9.8. If it were to be a blue label, it would be docked due to ink on the cover, most likely making it a 9.0 blue universal, with notes stating there is ink on the cover