CGC Signature Series is pleased to announce an exclusive Private Signing event with artist and writer Bob Budiansky! Collectors can submit both comics and cards to this event.
During a 20-year career at Marvel Comics, from 1976 to 1996, Bob Budiansky worked as an illustrator, writer, and editor. As an illustrator, he rose to prominence as the semiregular cover artist for Ghost Rider beginning with issue #33, eventually taking over the penciling chores for the entire book. He also penciled What If … Wolverine Killed the Hulk, the Sub-Mariner mini-series, the cover to The Uncanny X-Men #120, and several Spider-Woman and Marvel Two-in-One covers, as well as many others.
He created his own monthly series, Sleepwalker, which he wrote for almost three years.
As an editor, he oversaw titles that included Spider-Man, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, The Thing, many movie adaptations, and several licensed properties, such as NFL SuperPro. Beginning in 1990, he oversaw the first 11 sets of Marvel Trading Cards, including the Marvel Universe 1-4 sets, the first three Marvel Masterpieces sets, including the Joe Jusko set, X-Men 1-3 sets, including the Jim Lee set, and the Mark Bagley Spider-Man set.
But Budiansky is perhaps best known for the work he did on The Transformers. He was the editor on the very first Transformers mini-series in 1984. He followed up that hugely successful four-issue intro by writing most of the next 51 issues of the monthly Transformers comic book. He also named, created character profiles of, and wrote Hasbro packaging copy for approximately 250 Transformers during the first six years of the brand’s existence, and developed story treatments as Hasbro introduced new lines of Transformers. He edited the adaptation of 1986 animated Transformers movie and also penciled several Transformers comic book covers. In 2010, Hasbro inducted Bob into the inaugural class of the Transformers Hall of Fame.
Bob is no longer active in the comic book industry but still produces art commissions based on his comic book work.
Submission Deadline
CGC must receive all submissions for this event by February 26, 2027. The deadline for international submissions is two weeks earlier than the US deadline to allow time for delivery. If the 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 for comics is also requested, the turnaround time is estimated at eight weeks. After grading and encapsulation, the collectibles will be shipped back to their owners.
Pricing for Comic Submissions
The CGC Private Signing fee for Bob Budiansky is $85 per item and includes:
Bob Budiansky'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
The CGC Private Signing fee for a Bob Budiansky remarque is $115 per item and includes:
Bob Budiansky’s remarque. Important: The submitter may request the desired remarque. However, the final subject matter is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee requests.
Bob Budiansky’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
Pricing for Card Submissions
The CGC Signing fee for Bob Budiansky is $65 per item and includes:
Bob Budiansky's 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: CGC Membership
To submit books for the signing:
Log onto your account or sign up for an account.
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: Bob Budiansky, Signature or Bob Budiansky, Remarque.
Under Primary Services, select Authentication & Grading and, if desired, Pressing. Then click Add Comic.
Enter the information requested for your comic and make sure to check the box next to Bob Budiansky under Private Signing Details.
If a qualifying custom label is available, you will have the option to select one of CGC's custom labels for your submission.
Select Add Comic and repeat if there are additional books in your submission. If there are no additional books, click Review Cart and proceed to checkout.
If you want to submit magazines, group them together on their own private signing form separate from comic submissions. The same rule applies for custom labels. Group them together on their own private signing form separate from non-custom labels. See the CGC Label Gallery for available labels.
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 BB on all sides of the outside of the box. You must write this on 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. Payments are processed when the collectibles arrive 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 a CGC Cards account.
Click Submit in the CGC Cards website navigation and select Submission Form.
Click 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 Bob Budiansky, Signature under Select Tier.
Enter the information requested for your card.
Select Add to Cart and repeat if there are additional cards in your submission. If there are no additional cards, click on the cart icon and proceed to checkout.
Carefully package cards in a box for shipment.
IMPORTANT: Please write BB on all sides of the outside of the box. You must write this on 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. Payments are processed when the collectibles arrive 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 February 26, 2027, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after February 26, 2027. The deadline for international submissions is two weeks earlier than the US deadline to allow time for delivery. 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
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