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CGC Grading

Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) is a third party comic book grading service located in Sarasota, Florida. CGC employs a large team of professional graders, and multiple experts examine each collectible and assign a grade according to a well-established and internationally accepted standard.

CGC’s state-of-the-art holder combines superior optics and advanced archival materials to provide the best in display and presentation.  A tamper-evident seal and numerous security features provides an even higher level of confidence.

CGC is the industry leader in professional comic book certification and has pioneered its well respected Signature Series program, a certification service that assures the signature on a collectible is 100% authentic.  The foundation of CGC’s Signature Series program is the authorized CGC Witness.  At comic cons or other authorized events, a CGC Witness will personally observe the signature(s) in real time as they are applied live by the signer.  Once the witnessed signature(s) are obtained, the collectible can then be submitted to CGC for grading and certification with CGC’s prestigious Signature Series label.

Comic Book Certification Service, based on St. Petersburg, FL, provides the comic collectors with expert, impartial grading and certification of their valuable comics. Founder/President Steve Borock, one of the hobby’s most respected professionals, established the industry’s standards for third-party certification nearly 20 years ago. For more information, visit cbcscomics.com.

A Variant describes any comic book cover that isn't the main Cover. Variant comic books have different covers than the original comic book (while the content inside remains the same). Variant covers may use artwork created by different artists than the artist that created the regular cover or they may use alternative covers. Variants create a level of choice and collectability.

Some comic book variants may include a cover with no Trade Dress leaving only the cover artwork. This is referred to as a Virgin Variant and features the same cover as the regular production run without the Trade Dress components. These are typically limited in production run and much harder to find.