The auction was won by Matthew Rolfson. He almost immediately approached me (I was at my table and had missed the auction) asking if I would be able to get some signatures on it so that he could re-donate it to the auction at Valleycon 41. I was hesitant at first because I don't exactly know a lot of people in the comics industry but, I was planning on attending some conventions in the coming year and figured I would be able to get some autographs there.
During the year I was able to get about ten signatures (including Stan Lee!) and brought it to Valleycon 41. I hadn't seen Matthew, or even spoke with him, since VC 40 so he had no idea Stan (or anyone else) had signed it. To be honest, I wasn't even entirely certain he still planned to donate it. Fortunately, he did and it was up for auction once again.
And that's when I bought it.
So, in the past year I wound up getting about twenty more signatures. And now it's almost time for Valleycon 42. The shield will be up for auction again! The show takes place October 14-16 at the Baymont Inn in Fargo, ND. Just as last year, the auction will be held Saturday evening (October 15th).
Here's what you'd be bidding on:
It's a metal shield and quite heavy. It has two leather straps on the back and, as you can see, it has a great paint job.
From here I'm sure it's a bit difficult to see who has signed it other than perhaps Stan Lee's signature in the star. Here's a run down of the signers (in alphabetical order based on first name since I don't want to make it look like I'm assigning a ranking of some kind. Even though there are some legends on the list). I've also included a link attached to the name. It may not be the link they would choose but hopefully it gives a fair representation. Hopefully I didn't forget anyone!
Tom Nguyen (Tom also drew the pic of Cap)
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