Is this Stan Lee signature genuine? please help.9731
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This signature is on the back of a comic book I am interested in buying. I own two Stan Lee signed books, one that I had Stan sign for me and one that I bought from his Daughter's booth, I had it authenticated by CBCS. Neither of my signatures look like this one, but that's to be expected since signatures change over time, my own now is very different from 10, 20, 30 yeas ago. does anyone have older signatures that match up to this? Any help would be really appreciated. |
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| Instead of older sigs...see if you can find his signature on personal letters/notes. I seem to recall some discussion of that sig being different. This does not look like any sig I've seen on a comic. But, there are elements here that could be on the way to his comic signature. | ||
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 This is my earliest sig from Stan. 1991 |
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| @etapi65 It definitely looks like a less condensed version of his regular signature. My first thought was that it was a REALLY old signature but someone would have to do some research and find sigs from maybe the 70s and 80s | ||
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| @sportshort Quote: Originally Posted by sportshort Quite possibly legit. Looks like he was running out of room and needed to squeeze the signature in. |
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 I found this on the web, it looks almost exactly like the signature on the comic that i'm looking at. |
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| it looks like it was Stan Lee's mid 1960's signature style. the article that acompanies the signature example states "Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and the Mythical Marvel Bullpen “Best wishes to Ken — Stan Lee, Jack Kirby” The website for the Jack Kirby Museum, which honors the legendary comic book artist, somehow came across a scan I made of a page with two autographs. It’s a sheet of mid-1960s Marvel Comics stationary that says, “Best wishes to Ken” followed by the signatures of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Robert Steibel posted the image on the Museum’s website with the comment, “If anyone knows the original owner of this piece I’d love to know the story behind it.” Here's link to the complete article. https://ontechnologyandmedia.com/2013/02/13/stan-lee-jack-kirby-and-the-mythical-marvel-bullpen/ I want to pull the trigger now more than ever and send the book to CBCS for VSP but i am nervous that it might fail authentication since it is so old. |
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| It definitely looks like Stan Les signed it. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by X51 Unless I hear different I believe it’s genuine |
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 Thank you sir. May I have another?
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| I think it's his sig. | ||
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Looks legitimate to me bro 🤷♂️  |
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| Send it in. Reward is bigger than the risk | ||
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| I think its a real Stan Lee signature. | ||
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| Thanks Folks. Will update you all when o get it and send it in. | ||
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| Don’t waste ur $25 to get it verification they don’t update Stan’s autograph in the system. 50/50 chance to qualify even if it’s real. Just my opinion. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Zombie_Head Funny, that was one of my concerns. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by sportshort This person is still pissed theirs did not get verified and takes every opportunity to complain. It's not 50/50 they get it right, but even if it's legit there's no guarantee it'll verify. Nature of the beast. It could be legit and get rejected, but the process is insanely accurate at NOT verifying fakes, which is the point. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by etapi65 You’re correct but I am concerned that they may not get it right. I will still give it a go. |
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 I'd like to say I still turned out alright, but that would be a lie.
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| Is it possible the book and part of the signature was trimmed? | ||
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| If it was, it was the worst trim job ever. I will let you know once I see the book for myself. It’s a reasonable price but if it’s been trimmed I will ask for a refund | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by sportshort The signature in this comic is clean, crisp and legible. It is not the smear blob of a signature that became Stan's signature in his latter years. If you are worried about it being too old, I wouldn't be. They can verify Babe Ruth's signature and he's been dead since 1948!! Plus, I doubt they have near the amount of Babe signatures for reference compared to the amount of Lee signatures. Do you want to know if it is legit? Is $25 worth your peace of mind? Answer those two questions and you have your answer as to if you should "chance it". IMO, if this signature failed, I'd assume it was a forgery (BECAUSE it is so clean, crisp and legible) and I'd be tempted to mark through it with a marker once I got it back. |
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| @flanders Quote: Originally Posted by flanders Looks more like sig went off the page a bit and the book has rolled slightly since then. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by etapi65 I said that’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it. I wouldn’t waste $25 on a verification of Stan’s autograph because there system is in no way accurate because if it was it would mean real autographs would pass and fakes fail. So saying it’s accurate is a inaccurate statement. |
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| I said that’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it. I wouldn’t waste $25 on a verification of Stan’s autograph because there system is in no way accurate because if it was it would mean real autographs would pass and fakes fail. So saying it’s accurate is a inaccurate statement. Although I am going to try it, i might be miffed if I witnessed a sig in person and it failed authentication so, I get it But I am still willing to try and cross my fingers |
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| . Wouldn’t the rest of the handwriting assist in determing the legitimacy? For instance, the word “wishes” looks consistent with the example that @sportshort linked to. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by sportshort Although I am going to try it, i might be miffed if I witnessed a dog in person and it failed authentication so, I get it But I am still willing to try and cross my fingers Good luck brother if you send it in. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Zombie_Head Good luck brother if you send it in. Thanks. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck Really good point. Good looking out. |
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| One more question, there is a Herb Trimpe drawn Hulk 114 with his signature on the cover. the book normally retails for about 14 dollars in 4.0 without the sig, is there any added value with his sig? I think I should pick it up since it will be around 20 dollars with his sig, but I don't know enough about him. Advice? | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by sportshort I’d buy it for that get on it. |
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