Amazing Spider-Man #1 CGC 9.8 Signature Series – Alex Ross Sinister Six (2025)

Amazing Spider-Man #1 (2025) — CGC 9.8 SS, Alex Ross Sinister Six Variant

A pristine modern Spider-Man slab with the kind of name on the label that holds value: Alex Ross, painted-cover royalty, signed under CGC witness on his own Sinister Six variant for the 2025 Amazing Spider-Man #1 relaunch.

The cover is unmistakably Ross — his signature painted realism, this time bringing together one of Spider-Man's most legendary villain line-ups in a single composition: Doctor Octopus, Vulture, Mysterio, Electro, Kraven the Hunter and Sandman. The team that's been Peter Parker's most enduring antagonist since their 1964 debut, refreshed by an artist whose painted Marvel work has shaped how a generation visualises the company's heroes.

The slab is graded CGC 9.8 (Near Mint/Mint) on the Yellow Label Signature Series — meaning a CGC representative was present when the book was signed, providing the strongest available authentication on a witnessed signature. Released as part of a curated Collectors Club drop, with this specific copy now sitting in long-term collector territory.

Key Details

• Title: The Amazing Spider-Man
• Issue: #1 (2025 relaunch)
• Publisher: Marvel Comics
• Publication Year: 2025
• Grade: CGC 9.8 (NM/MT) Signature Series
• Signed By: Alex Ross — Yellow Label witnessed
• Cover Artist: Alex Ross (painted)
• Featured: Spider-Man · Sinister Six

Why It Matters

• Alex Ross signature. Few names carry more weight on a CGC label than Alex Ross — the painter behind Marvels, Kingdom Come, and decades of Marvel's most celebrated painted covers. Ross signatures are a long-term blue-chip name in Signature Series collecting.
• Yellow Label authentication. CGC's Yellow Label means the signing was witnessed by a CGC representative. It's the strongest authentication chain available on a signed comic — eliminating the forgery risk that follows raw signed books on the secondary market.
• Sinister Six imagery. Six of Spider-Man's most enduring villains — Doctor Octopus, Vulture, Mysterio, Electro, Kraven, Sandman — assembled in a Ross painted composition. The Sinister Six debuted in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964) and remain one of comics' most recognisable villain ensembles.
• Modern #1 entry point. The 2025 Amazing Spider-Man relaunch reset the title to #1 — a clean entry point for new collectors and a natural anchor issue for long-term portfolios. First print, fresh slab.
• Curated Collectors Club drop. Distributed through a curated drop rather than mass retail. Lower print exposure on the painted variant + witnessed signature stacks two scarcity factors on the same slab.
• 9.8 NM/MT. Top end of the CGC scale on a signed modern. Display-ready, collector-grade, and the standard most modern Signature Series buyers target.

Creators

• Cover Artist: Alex Ross
• Signature: Alex Ross (CGC witnessed)

Alex Ross is one of the most awarded and recognisable artists in modern comics. His painted realism — established by Marvels (1994) and crystallised by Kingdom Come (1996) — became a defining visual language for the medium. Ross's painted Marvel covers run consistently strong on the secondary market, and his witnessed Signature Series slabs are a fixture of serious Spider-Man and Marvel painted-cover collections.

Collector Notes

Two collector lanes converge on this slab. The first is Alex Ross signature collecting — Ross's witnessed yellow-label slabs occupy a stable, long-term tier of modern Signature Series, particularly on his own painted covers where the artwork and signature are the same name on the label.

The second is the 2025 Amazing Spider-Man #1 relaunch. Marvel reset the title to #1, providing a clean modern entry point on one of the longest-running properties in comics. First print, painted variant, signed and slabbed top-grade — a rare combination of contemporary accessibility and long-term collector signal.

Note: this is the 2025 series Amazing Spider-Man #1, not the 1963 Steve Ditko original or any prior relaunch. The label clearly identifies the issue, year and variant.

Shipping

Your CGC slab is carefully packaged using slab-specific inner protection and a rigid outer box, then shipped insured to keep the case intact in transit. Dispatched daily from Canterbury, Kent.

• UK Dispatch: Within 24 hours
• International: Tracked + signed
• Insurance: Included on slabs