Does this Stan sig look legit? 0

[Junkdrawer]

It's a copy of Cap 157 dated 1/73.  I just happened to open it up why I don't know. And boom there in red felt tip is a Stan Lee sig. Look real to ya?

Edited October 16, 2017 by Junkdrawer

[Douglas M. Haus]

It is hard to say.  Honestly, if you want to know for certain in the best possible way, I hate to say this but I'd recommend going to the competitor CBCS and getting it red label graded.  They use a 3rd party to authenticate signatures using the latest scientific methods

[seredynskib]

I'm thinking it's fake. The "T" doesn't connect to the "S" the same way it does for every Stan signature I have.

One thing I can tell for sure is that if it is real, this signature is old. Stan's signature over the past 20 years doesn't look like that.

[eee91]

I'm no expert, but-

The big red flag for me is that Stan signs with a definite lean/slant - this sig doesn't have it. It almost looks too neat and deliberate - as if someone was trying really hard to imitate another person's handwriting. 

But the "Lee" looks legit, with the way that he usually doesn't connect the e's. And the line looks smooth - no obvious tell-tale hitches in the stroke. And even though the "s" and "t" aren't connected, you can see where the pen lifted at the end of the "s" stroke lining up with where he started the "t" stroke. 

I honestly don't know. It doesn't look like any legit Stan sigs we've seen, but at the same time, it could have just been him signing slowly with a new pen or an awkward surface or in an awkward position (like kneeling down for some kid). Again, not an expert, but without an explanation or someone vouching for how/when it got signed, it's too fishy-looking for my tastes.