Artist: Danny Fingeroth
Next CGC Signature Series deadline: October 23, 2026, is the deadline to submit your books for the next Danny Fingeroth Private Signing. Go here to learn more about how to submit.
Creator origins: Danny Fingeroth was the longtime Group Editor of Marvel’s Spider-Man line and has written many comics, including the Deadly Foes of Spider-Man limited series, the Lethal Foes of Spider-Man limited series, the entire 50-issue run of Darkhawk, most of the original run of Dazzler, and Avengers: Death Trap, the Vault graphic novel (later repackaged as Venom: Deathtrap: The Vault). His editing work includes Spider-Man titles in the ‘80s and ‘90s, including numerous Venom limited series, the Maximum Carnage storyline, the Clone Saga, and the Spider-Man 30th anniversary issues with hologram covers.
Top picks: Some of Fingeroth’s most popular works include:
Star Wars #42 (1980)
Amazing Spider-Man #252 (1984)
Web of Spider-Man #6 (1985)
Iron Man #212 (1986)
What If …? #4 (1989)
What If …? #20 (1990)
Marvel Holiday Special #1 (1991)
Darkhawk #1 (1991)
Spider-Man #16 (1991)
Amazing Spider-Man #361 (1992)
Amazing Spider-Man #365 (1992)
Spectacular Spider #189 (1992)
Spider-Man #26 (1992)
Web of Spider-Man #90 (1992)
Venom: Lethal Protector #1 (1992)
Web of Spider-Man #118 (1994)
Amazing Spider-Man #400 (1995)
CGC Comics Registry highlight: CGC Comics Registry Member SpiderJunkie has many of Fingeroth’s classic contributions in their set SpiderJunkie’s ASM 301-400, which helped earn them the Top Ranked Award in 2020 and 2021.
Auction highlight: An Amazing Spider-Man #252 graded CGC Signature Series 9.8, signed by Danny Fingeroth, Stan Lee, Ron Frenz, John Romita, Tom DeFalco, Jim Shooter, Brett Breeding, and Klaus Janson realized $4,514 through Heritage Auctions in February 2026.
Did you know? Fingeroth is the author of the definitive Stan Lee biography, “A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee.” His other books include “Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald’s Assassin,” “Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society,” and “Disguised as Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero.”
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