Due to the success of the March 2006 Stan Lee private signing where he signed over 400 collectibles for Paradise Comics & Conventions, Paradise will offer collectors another opportunity to have their comics signed by comics legend Stan 'the Man" Lee and graded and authenticated by Comics Guaranty, LLC (CGC) for the Signature Series label.

Mr. Lee has agreed to sign a reasonable number of comic books and Paradise would again like to allow collectors the opportunity to include their books as part of that number. A portion of the cost will be donated to the Hero Initiative (formerly known as A.C.T.O.R.).

The comic books will be signed in the presence authorized CGC witnesses at Mr. Lee's office in Los Angeles in March 2007 following the Wizard World Los Angeles convention and will be sent directly to CGC for grading from there.

The books will receive the CGC Signature Series yellow label with notation. Comics will be returned to the submitter based on CGC turnaround times.

Due to tremendous feedback from collectors about restored books not being eligible for the Signature Series label, CGC has agreed, in principle, to the creation of a Restored Signature Series label. Since many of the comics being submitted fall under the economy, standard and express tiers these are older books that run the risk of having restoration.

Submit your books directly to either Peter Dixon or Kevin Boyd at the CGC booth at one of the following comic book conventions:

2007

February 23-25 New York Comic Con (New York, NY)
March 2-4 WonderCon (San Francisco, CA)
March 16-18 Wizard World Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Comics will be prioritized in late February 2006 (after the New York Comic Con). Comics submitted for the Higher Tiers (Standard, Express, Walkthru) will be given higher priority over comics submitted for the Lower Tiers (Economy, Modern). After that, comics will be processed in a first come, first paid basis.

Prices are determined by tier and are in US dollars plus CGC return shipping costs.

A portion of the price will be donated to the The Hero Initiative www.heroinitiative.org a fund designed to aid veteran comic creators in financial need:

For more information email paradisecomics@wiznet.ca or call 416-487-9807.