CGC Announces In-House Private Signing Event with Comic Book Artist Joe Staton

CGC is excited to announce an exclusive In-House Private Signing with Eisner, Harvey and Inkpot Award-winning comic book artist, Joe Staton! Staton is a veteran in the comic industry and has worked for giants like Marvel and DC Comics. In addition to signing, he will be offering a limited number of Remarques for purchase. See pricing and details below.

Staton began drawing comics professionally when he started working for Charlton Comics in 1971. During his time with Charlton, he drew romance, horror, licensed books and co-created E-Man and Michael Mauser with Nick Cuti.

Throughout his career in the comic industry, Staton has worked for over 30 publishers and 100 different editors. During his time with Marvel, he inked The Hulk and The Avengers. While at DC Comics, some of his many credits include Action Comics, Green Lantern, The Legion, various incarnations of Batman and over 100 issues of Scooby Doo. He co-created two versions of The Huntress, Green Lanterns; Kiliwog, Salaak and Arisa and designed the modern Guy Gardner.

Staton and writer Mike Curtis were the regular team for the Dick Tracy newspaper strip for ten years, between 2011 and 2021. His work on the series earned him Harvey Awards in 2013, 2014 and 2015 for Best Syndicated Strip or Feature.

“The CGC Signature Series team is thrilled to have the legend, Joe Staton join us for an In-House Private Signing,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “Joe is an incredibly talented creator and we can’t wait to see all the stunning remarques he creates for this signing!”

For this exclusive event, ALL CGC members, including free CGC members, can submit books directly to CGC headquarters in Sarasota, Florida. CGC must receive all submissions for this event by Friday, March 24, 2023. 

If the In-House Private Signing needs to be rescheduled, CGC will securely store all submissions in its vault until the event can be rescheduled. 

After Staton signs the submitted books, CGC will grade and encapsulate them with an estimated turnaround time of six weeks. If CCS pressing is also requested, the turnaround time is estimated at eight weeks. After grading and encapsulation, the collectibles will be shipped back to their owners.

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for Joe Staton is $75 per item and includes: 

• Joe Staton’s signature 
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading 
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)  
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label   

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Joe Staton Remarque is $105 per item and includes:

• Joe Staton’s illustrated Remarque. Submitters may request the desired Remarque. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Remarque is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Remarque requests. Limited to the first 100 submitters.
• Joe Staton’s signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label 

Submission Instructions 

For this CGC Private Signing event, you can ship submissions directly to CGC with a FREE membership. Paid memberships are also available and include additional benefits. For more information and to join, visit CGCcomics.com/join. 

To submit books for the signing: 

• Log onto your account or sign up for an account HERE.
• Click Submit in the CGC website navigation and select Submission Forms. 
• Next to Comics / Magazines, select Online Form.
• Select Comic or Magazine from the drop-down menu, then select Private Signing and one of the following from the dropdown menu section:
  JOE STATON, PRIVATE SIGNING; JOE STATON, REMARQUE.
• Under Services, select Grading and, if you would like it, Pressing. Then hit Next in the top right section of the form.
• Enter the information requested for your comic, and make sure to check the box next to JOE STATON under Private Signing Details.
• On the next screen, you can add one of CGC’s custom Marvel labels to your submission for qualifying books.
• Select Add to Cart, and then repeat if there are additional books in your submission. If there are no additional books in your submission, click on the cart icon and proceed to checkout.
• Note: If you want to submit magazines, please group them together on their own private signing form separate from comic submissions. The same rule applies for any custom labels. Please group them together on their own private signing form separate from non-custom labels. To see the available labels, click HERE.
• Put ALL ungraded books in window bags or they will not be accepted. You can purchase window bags HERE.
• Books that are already certified by CGC, including CGC Signature Series books, can be submitted for this event. CGC will remove a CGC-certified book from its holder for an additional $5 fee.
• Carefully package books in a box for shipment. If you need a CGC shipping kit, they can be purchased HERE.
• IMPORTANT: Please write JS on all sides of the outside of the box. You must initial outside of the box or we will not be able to honor the submission for this signing. 
• Books will be received into the CGC system when they arrive and will be safely stored by CGC until the event. (Please note: Payments are processed as they normally are at the time of the collectibles’ arrival at CGC.)
• Once books are signed, they will start an expedited CGC grading process. 

PLEASE NOTE:

All submissions must be received by CGC no later than Friday, March 24, 2023, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, March 24, 2023.

*No Multi-Sigs included with other signings.

**If you submit a CGC-graded collectible that needs to be removed from its original holder by CGC, the collectible will need to go through the certification and encapsulation process again, and there is no guarantee that it will receive the same grade.