But it would be great to hear from Rich and Grey on the following.
Rich, say you had a comic book slabbed and graded a 9.2 of the
third Batman comic book. If it were signed by either the
illustrator or author on the cover.....how much if any penalty in
grade points would be levied? What if it was Walt Disney's
signature on a Donald Duck comic book?
Freeman
I think if you had a CGC graded book in high grade witha signature on
the cover it would reduce the value considerably
this might not be the case with a lower graded copy however. The
difference here is that comic fans are & have always been a bit anal
with the grade of the book, and writing on the cover is a clear defect
there might be a few exceptions to this rule
for instance, let's say you have a copy of Action comics #1 (first
appearance of Superman) with vintage 1939/40 signatures from Siegel &
Shuster - that this would be a huge find and would demand a good premium.
Now while there are many comics with their signatures that were
gotten by collectors during the 1970's-80's, their resale value has
historically been small. Same for Jack Kirby, Stan Lee etc.
I think the key would be to find a Spiderman #1 signed in 1962 by
Steve Ditko, a Detective #27 or Batman #1 signed by Bob Kane in 1939
etc and that copies of these books signed during the 1980's etc would
not achieve anything for a fan other than a discussion just like this
one on MoPo.
as a matter of fact, most autographed comic books have the signatures
on the bottom of the front page, as collectors of comics are
generally averse to having the covers defaced but to be signed on the
inside is no distraction
On movie posters there is no doubt a different mindset. There is only
one place to sign - on the front.
It is easy to understand why a Citizen Kane poster signed by Welles
would be a wonderful addition to anyone's collection. Who would not
pay a HUGE premium if a copy of Frankenstein was found autographed by
Karloff - in fountain pen & dated 1931/32??
So my opinion is that a vintage signature on a top poster would be a
great plus to top end collectors, but that having an Eric Bana
autograph on a Hulk 1sheet wouldn't be anything more than a curiosity
Rich----------------------
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