Merge digitally signed forms for printing multiple per page

Hey guys,

I've got a fun twist on the common "merge signed PDFs" question: I have forms that need digital signatures, however they are intended to be printed after being QC'd by our admins. Each form is precisely 1/3 of a Letter sheet. 

How can I preserve the appearance of the digital signature AND print 1x3 per page?

And how can I make this process completely, or nearly, seamless for my admins? 

Portfolios are already a 'no' because they don't allow mixing of the files when printing, which is a such an obnoxious feature miss. 

I see two options:

1. Fancy JavaScript and fields to extract the signature's appearnce and then mimic it right after it's digitally signed by the customer.

2. JavaScript button to flatten the current file and then invoke the Merge Documents option.

I'd love to know if there's a better way to handle this.

-Azure's Skye

(Yes, I am well aware of the purpose/intent difference between a digital siganture and a wet signature and how printing a digital signature violates its integrity)