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Superman 75 Poly-bagged and Platinum Edition Cover Artist
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Hello, recently I realized that neither the Superman 75 poly-bagged or platinum edition credits a cover artist on the label.  I have done some research and several sites credit Eric Kachelhofer as the digital artist that created this cover.  As you probably know, this is the tombstone style cover.  I've pasted links to three different sources below:

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/superman-75-doomsday/4000-68545/

https://www.comics.org/issue/87730/

http://dcuguide.com/w/Superman_Vol._2_75

I know you can't believe everything you read on the internet so I reached out to Mr. Kachelfofer via LinkedIn to attempt to confirm this through him.  I did not receive a reply but from the looks of his profile he doesn't seem to be very active there.

This was a landmark issue and it seems to me that proper cover credit should be given, particularly because if history has shown us anything in the comic industry its that proper credit can be an issue over time.

I'd like to propose that he be given cover artist credit on CGC labels for these two books, as I'm sure CGC could do a more thorough job of confirming the claim I am making.  For all I know 'digital artists' on this type of cover don't receive credit but I'd like to throw this out there anyways.  I appreciate your time!

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Good afternoon, thanks for your message!  We can definitely forward your request and this information over to our graders for their consideration.  The final determination of what will be listed on the label is at the graders discretion but they will review and make a determination.

Thanks!

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2 hours ago, Jennifer F. said:

Good afternoon, thanks for your message!  We can definitely forward your request and this information over to our graders for their consideration.  The final determination of what will be listed on the label is at the graders discretion but they will review and make a determination.

Thanks!

Thank you Jennifer!  I appreciate you guys considering it!  Just my opinion, but it's a pretty iconic cover and it would be cool to have the cover artist credited.  Thanks again!

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