How to identify a real signature (Bernie Wrightson) 0

[Beney117]

Hi everybody. I’m a big fan of the Bronze Age Swamp Thing, and I just bought the #7 signed by Bernie Wrightson. I trust the seller, but I still want to make sure that the signature is authentic. How can I do that? 

 

Edit: I just bought the comic book on EBay, I don’t have it with me for the moment  

Edited November 20, 2019 by Beney117

[Randall Ries]

I buy Signature Series books that have been artist signed witnessed by an agent. Bernie had a few different ways he signed. That one looks legit. But buying them witnessed is the best way to go for peace of mind and authenticity.

 

[picon3]

Tomfolio.com

Look up Wrightson in the menu. They have exemplars of known signature. 

I've had a lot of Bernie stuff signed through the years and this issue of ST #7 looks legit in my opinion. 

Paul

[RockMyAmadeus]

On 11/19/2019 at 4:07 PM, Beney117 said:

Hi everybody. I’m a big fan of the Bronze Age Swamp Thing, and I just bought the #7 signed by Bernie Wrightson. I trust the seller, but I still want to make sure that the signature is authentic. How can I do that? 

 

Edit: I just bought the comic book on EBay, I don’t have it with me for the moment  

The short answer...and the honest one...is this: you can't, and never will.

That's just the way it is. The good thing about unwitnessed signatures is that they almost always go for peanuts, so there's no real incentive....yet....to forge them.

I have a couple hundred unwitnessed books. It's more likely than not that they're all genuine, but there's nothing to stop forgeries. So, you just don't pay any premium for them, learn what their signatures look like, and hope for the best.

 

[divad]

On 11/19/2019 at 4:07 PM, Beney117 said:

Hi everybody. I’m a big fan of the Bronze Age Swamp Thing, and I just bought the #7 signed by Bernie Wrightson. I trust the seller, but I still want to make sure that the signature is authentic. How can I do that? 

 

Edit: I just bought the comic book on EBay, I don’t have it with me for the moment  

To buy this book in this condition . . . you clearly wanted a signed copy of a great book. So, my advice is: Just Enjoy It!

Cheers,

d

[Beney117]

I buy low or mid grade comics simply because it’s cheaper and I can buy more. 

[revat]

Without going too far into it, there are companies that are NOT CGC that you can pay for them to evaluate and authenticate signatures.  Of course even those are not guaranteed, and the personal math on value vs cost is up to you, but that is an option that some people take in some cases.

Buy what you can you reasonably enjoy based on your own tastes, preferences, and math.  Good luck.