About the item:  


This Deluxe Edition of Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman is signed by hand by 15 contributors whose work appears somewhere in the volume.  It features 346 pages, is in nm/mint condition and will be shipped with the utmost care.  Please note- the signatures are real.  They are the actual, hand-signed signatures of some of the biggest names in comics: John Byrne, Joe Giella, Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, Roger Stern, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dan Jurgens, George Perez, Brett Breeding, Jerry Ordway, Jose Marzan, Jr., Scott Hanna, Bob Rozakis, Bob McLeod, Tony Harris, and Jimmy Palmiotti.  They are not pre-printed images in the book. 


From the Publisher:


Join DC in a celebration of Action's amazing 80-year run (the longest-running continually published comic book in history and the series that launched the superhero genre with the introduction of Superman in 1938), with reflections on Action Comics by Laura Siegel Larson (daughter of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel) and celebrated writers Jules Feiffer, Tom DeHaven, David Hajdu, Larry Tye, Gene Luen Yang, Marv Wolfman and Paul Levitz. Featuring the very first Superman story, the debut of Supergirl, the first stories of arch-villains the Toyman and Brainiac, a never-before-published story from the original creative studio of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, dating back seven decades, creator biographies, and cover gallery pages (including Golden, Silver, Bronze, Dark, Modern, and "now")!  Celebrate the hundreds of people who made Action Comics so impactful and culturally relevant for over eight decades with Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition.         


Certificate of Authenticity/Provenance: 

Excepting pack-pulled autograph trading cards, CGC Signature Series, signed Sideshow prints, and like collectibles, all autographed items Vault Collectibles sells were personally witnessed, by myself, being signed by the writer, artist, or celebrity in question.  No third party is involved.  Further, art sketches - and most published original art I sell - were obtained directly from the artist themselves.  


For buyers desiring this guarantee in written form, this statement guarantees that the above referenced item is as stated in the listing description.  A screen capture of the completed auction page, which includes this statement of provenance, may be saved by the buyer as a digital file or print off in hardcopy form.  As this serves as written proof of said guarantee, no physical documentation will be included in the package when the item is mailed.  


J. Brian O’Bryant

VaultCollectibles

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