CGC Announces Private Signing with Roy Thomas

Posted on 4/10/2026

Writer and editor Roy Thomas, whose legendary career helped shape the Marvel Universe through iconic runs on The Avengers, Conan the Barbarian and X-Men, is joining CGC for an exclusive Private Signing.

CGC Signature Series is excited to announce an exclusive Private Signing event with the legendary Marvel writer and editor Roy Thomas!

Roy Thomas, the de facto protégé of Stan Lee, has been a writer and editor, primarily for Marvel and DC Comics, since being hired by Stan in 1965. Among the many comics series he has written for are The Avengers, The X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, Conan the Barbarian, Savage Sword of Conan, Star Wars, Invaders, All-Star Squadron, Infinity Inc., Young All-Stars, Secret Origins, Arak, Son of Thunder and more.

Thomas worked exclusively for Marvel from 1965 to 1980 and served as editor-in-chief from 1972 to 1974. At Marvel he co-created Wolverine, Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel), Vision, Ultron, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Ghost Rider, Red Sonja, Werewolf by Night, The Defenders, Man-Thing, Havok, Valkyrie, Red Guardian, Adam Warlock, Morbius, the “What If?” series, Daimon Hellstrom, Brother Voodoo, Dane Whitman (Black Knight) and numerous other characters.

In the 1980s, Thomas co-wrote screenplays with Gerry Conway for the films "Fire and Ice" and "Conan the Destroyer" (he was also a consultant on the first Conan the Barbarian movie) and wrote a bit of live and animated TV, including "The New Fantastic Four," "Plastic Man," "Thundarr the Barbarian," "G.I. Joe," "Xena: Warrior Princess" and "Conan the Adventurer" (both live and animated).

Thomas currently edits the award-winning comics-history magazine Alter Ego, writes online adventure comic strips for Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., and still occasionally writes for Marvel Comics and Titan Comics. From 2000 to 2019, he ghost-wrote the Spider-Man newspaper comic strip for Stan Lee. He has written for the German publisher Taschen, where he authored the humongous books 75 Years of Marvel: From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen (2014) and The Stan Lee Story (2018), and has written and/or selected material for numerous other comics-related volumes, including for PS Artbooks, Titan Books, Chartwell Books, DK Publishing, Abrams and the Folio Society.

Besides receiving numerous fan and professional awards over the years in the U.S. and abroad, Thomas was elected in 2011 to the Will Eisner Hall of Fame and to the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame in 2022.


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CGC must receive all submissions for this event by July 10, 2026. The deadline for international submissions is two weeks earlier than the US deadline to allow time for delivery. If the CGC Private Signing needs to be rescheduled, CGC will securely store all submissions in its vault until the event can be held.

After the submitted comics and cards are signed, CGC will grade and encapsulate them with an estimated turnaround time of six weeks. If CGC 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.


Roy Thomas Remarque Examples. Click images to enlarge.

Pricing for Comic Submissions

The CGC Private Signing fee for Roy Thomas is $110 per item and includes:

Roy Thomas’s signature
Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CGC pressing (an additional fee applies for CGC pressing)
Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label


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The CGC Private Signing fee for a Roy Thomas remarque is $170 per item and includes:

Roy Thomas’ remarque. Important: The submitter may request the desired remarque. The final subject matter of the remarque is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee requests.
Roy Thomas’ signature
Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CGC pressing (an additional fee applies for CGC pressing)
Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

Pricing for Card Submissions

The CGC Signing fee for Roy Thomas is $90 per item and includes:

Roy Thomas’ signature
Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
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 comic 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 / Pulps, select Online Form.
Click Start New Order.
Select Comic or Magazine, then select CGC Signature Series, then select In-House Private Signing and one of the following from the dropdown menu section:
Roy Thomas, Signature or Roy Thomas, Remarque. Under Primary Services, select Authentication & Grading and, if you would like it, Pressing. Then click Add Comic.
Enter the information requested for your comic, and make sure to check the box next to Roy Thomas under Private Signing Details.
If a qualifying custom label is available, you will have the option to click the Custom Label box and make a selection to add one of CGC’s custom labels to your submission for qualifying books.
Select Add Comic, and then repeat if there are additional books in your submission. If there are no additional books in your submission, click on Review Cart 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.
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.
IMPORTANT: Please write RT on all sides of the outside of the box. You must initial the 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.

To submit cards for the signing:

Log onto your account or sign up for an account HERE.
Click Submit in the CGC Cards website navigation and select Submission Form.
Click on the link to the CGC Cards Online Form.
Select "Mail-In or Show Drop-Off" under Select Submission Method.
Select "Grading" under Select Primary Service.
Choose Roy Thomas, Signature under Select Tier.
Enter the information requested for your card.
Select Add to Cart, and then repeat if there are additional cards in your submission. If there are no additional cards in your submission, click on the cart icon and proceed to checkout.
Carefully package cards in a box for shipment.
IMPORTANT: Please write RT on all sides of the outside of the box. You must initial the outside of the box or we will not be able to honor the submission for this signing.
Cards will be received into the CGC Cards system when they arrive and will be safely stored by CGC Cards until the event. (Please note: Payments are processed as they normally are at the time of the collectibles' arrival at CGC.)
Once cards are signed, they will start an expedited CGC Cards grading process.

Please Note:

All submissions must be received by CGC no later than July 10, 2026, to qualify for this Private Signing event. No change requests will be accepted after July 10, 2026. Membership credits and paid membership discounts cannot be applied to CGC Private Signing fees, and submissions cannot be combined with other CGC Private Signing events. 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. Marker color requests are welcome but not guaranteed. Marker color choice and signature placement are at the final discretion of the signer.

About CGC

Since revolutionizing comic book grading in 2000, CGC has grown to include certification services for a vast variety of pop culture collectibles. These divisions include CGC Cards, CGC Video Games and CGC Home Video. CGC Cards provides expert card grading for sports cards, TCGs and non-sports cards. CGC Video Games is dedicated to video game grading for the most popular consoles, including Nintendo, Sega, Atari, PlayStation and more. CGC Home Video provides expert VHS grading in addition to other types of videocassettes, DVD, Blu-ray and more. CGC also offers seamless solutions for autograph collectors with CGC Signature Series and JSA Authentic Autograph services.

CGC is part of the Certified Collectibles Group, a global provider of expert and impartial authentication and grading services for collectibles. Since 1987, the Certified Collectibles Group companies have certified more than 110 million collectibles, including coins, banknotes, comic books, cards, autographs and stamps.

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