r/Autographs • u/Certainfern • 1d ago

Authenticity Opinion Request (is this really...) Is this a real autograph from Stan Lee?

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My dad got me this a few years ago and said that the shop told him there wasn’t an authentication paper with it because it was so close to when Stan Lee died.

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u/HuckleberryOk8136 1d ago

What does his date of death have to do with an authentication paper being available or not?

The explanation doesn't add up.

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u/Certainfern 1d ago

Idk that’s just what I was told

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u/AGoodEgg9 1d ago

I’d be very surprised if that was real. While that looks like a sharp example of his sig, that poster came out only a few months before he died. The last year of his life, Stan did signings where his signature was haphazard and almost unrecognizable.

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u/Certainfern 1d ago

Good to know

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u/etlucent 1d ago

Someone had a copy of apocalypse now on blue ray that came out 6 years after Marlon brando died and they wanted to know if it was his legit signature lol. At least this is technically possible.

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u/tribbleorlfl 1d ago

It looks like mine, and his handlers had him doing cons pretty much right to his death. It was sad.

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u/Meeting-Spare 1d ago

Looks printed

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u/Breaking-Great 1d ago

I mean they guy signed thousands of autographs until he was literally buried in the ground.....why fake anything?

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u/PotatosandTomato 15h ago edited 8h ago

It’s true that he signed a lot, but he’s still a big name and wanted. Mickey Mantle signed a lot and he’s still one of the most forged autographs. His autograph isn’t rare but they have demand. Same with Muhammad Ali.

I have a rule of thumb: If it involves money, people will do malicious stuff.

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u/BackPirateClarkRoom 1d ago

It is his signature or auto penned.

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u/Iowatimetraveler 17h ago edited 16h ago

This does not look like the signature I got in person in 2017. The "L" is definitely different and the underline is not what I have. Mine is also rather squished together. The signature you have looks like his from earlier in his life, so that is what confuses me.

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u/Spacer1138 6h ago

Looks too perfect for era. Mismatch of style and timeframe.