Many CGC-certified Comics Signed by Stan Lee Offered in ComicLink Auction

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Born Stanley Lieber in 1922, he adopted “Stan Lee” as a pen name for writing comic books and began his career in 1939 with Timely Comics. By 1941, he was an editor at Timely but was called into military service in 1942. He continued writing and editing for Timely while he was enlisted and returned in 1945. By the 1950s, Timely had become Atlas Comics and Lee was working as a writer, but he was considering leaving comics — until his publisher asked him to create a new line of superheroes to compete with DC Comics.

One of the first creations, with artist Jack Kirby, was the Fantastic Four. The title was an immediate success, and Lee collaborated with Kirby and other creators (including Steve Ditko and Bill Everett) to create what would become the Silver Age of Marvel Comics. His work includes Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, Hulk, Daredevil, Dr. Strange and many, many more.

His life and career have been, at times, controversial, but the pantheon he helped create would launch an empire that redefined the comic book industry, and later other media including film and television. Lee passed away in 2018 at the age of 95; he would have celebrated his 100th birthday on December 28, 2022.

A total of 35 comics signed by Stan Lee and encapsulated with CGC’s iconic yellow Signature Series certification label are available in the auction. Some of the signed items up for bid include:

• an Amazing Fantasy #15 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee and graded CGC 1.8
• an Amazing Spider-Man #1 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee and graded CGC 6.0
• an Amazing Spider-Man #252 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee, Ron Frenz, Tom DeFalco, Klaus Janson and Roger Stern and graded CGC 9.6
• an Amazing Spider-Man #300 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee, Todd McFarlane and David Michelinie and graded CGC 9.8
• an Amazing Spider-Man #361 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee, Mark Bagley, Tom DeFalco and John Romita and graded CGC 9.8
• an Amazing Spider-Man #700 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee and graded CGC 9.8
• an Avengers #1 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee and graded CGC 7.5
• a Black Panther #1 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee and graded CGC 9.8
• a Fantastic Four #1 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee and graded CGC 4.0
• a Fantastic Four #49 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee and graded CGC 8.0
• a Fantastic Four #52 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee and graded CGC 9.4
• an Iron Man #1 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee and graded CGC 8.0
• a Journey into Mystery #110 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee and graded CGC 9.0
• a Silver Surfer #4 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee and graded CGC 8.5
• an X-Men #1 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee and graded CGC 4.5

CGC Signature Series

CGC, the leader in professional comic book certification, pioneered witnessed signature authentication when it introduced CGC Signature Series — a certification service that assures signatures are 100% authentic.

The yellow CGC Signature Series label will generally be issued only to items signed under the direct observation of a CGC representative. After the collectible is signed in the presence of a CGC-authorized witness, it is immediately submitted to CGC for expert grading and encapsulation in the state-of-the-art CGC holder with CGC’s prestigious yellow label. Learn more about the CGC Signature Series program and find upcoming events here!