CGC Census Numbers - Anything, Everything, what do YOU want to know?

[valiantman]

Well... my degree in computer science (and my patience this weekend)

has finally paid off!

No, not in my "real job"... but right here in my hobby!

 

I now have the current CGC census numbers downloaded from the website.

Since I've just been given permission by Steve Borock to share these numbers,

my question to you is... what do you want to know?

 

Let's start with the basics (CGC census, 7/17/2003 release):

 

Comic books (issues) in the database: 37,382

CGC graded comic books in the census: 325,389

Universal CGC grades in the census: 310,197

CGC Universal grade breakdown:

10.0 -- 331

9.9 -- 1,641

9.8 -- 43,882

9.6 -- 62,153

9.4 -- 50,180

9.2 -- 31,211

9.0 -- 25,067

8.5 -- 18,858

8.0 -- 16,503

...

1.0 -- 282

0.5 -- 337

 

Ok, so who's first?

[fantastic_four]

EXCELLENT!!!

 

Feel like sharing how you captured it? I never thought about doing it by scraping the site; I figured I'd ask Architect to run a query to a spreadsheet if I really wanted it. How long does your program take to get all the data?

 

Anyway, things I can think of that would be interesting include (20 data points or so would be minimum to be included in these results):

 

- Comics most frequently restored

- Top 50 submitted comics grouped by age (most submitted Silver book, Bronze book, etc)

- Top 10 titles with the highest average grades grouped by age (highest-grading Silver, Bronze, etc)

- More as they occur to me

 

I assume you have this data in a database...I could help with the SQL if you need it, although if you wrote the page-scraping code, I doubt you need the help.

 

 

[valiantman]

Ahhh... an assignment.

 

Well, it will take a little while to get some of these answers...

(especially since I'm currently sitting at my desk at work at 5pm)

but I'll get to them ASAP.

 

I'm sure that there's a much easier way to compile all the data

than my "one page at a time" reader. It's automated, but very slow...

which is why it took all weekend.

 

The results, however, were definitely worth waiting for.

 

- Comics most frequently restored

 

COMICS MOST FREQUENTLY RESTORED:

Amazing Spider-Man 1=159

Amazing Fantasy 15=156

X-Men 94=129

X-Men 1=125

Incredible Hulk 181=107

Fantastic Four 1=101

Daredevil 1 =84

Amazing Spider-Man 14=74

Fantastic Four 48=70

Avengers 1=67

Avengers 4=66

Incredible Hulk 1=60

Tales of Suspense 39=52

Silver Surfer 1=52

Amazing Spider-Man 2=48

Iron Man 1=42

Amazing Spider-Man 3=41

Amazing Spider-Man 13=38

 

- Top 10 titles with the highest average grades grouped by age (highest-grading Silver, Bronze, etc)

 

What do you think should be the minimum number of books graded (cut-off)?

[fantastic_four]

WOW! VERY interesting list! It initially surprised me that there wasn't any Golden Age on there, and then I realized it's because the total submission counts are so low.

 

How about most restored comics as a percentage of total submitted assuming a minimum of 20 submissions? I assume Golden Age would rise to the top of that heap.

 

 

What do you think should be the minimum number of books graded (cut-off)?

 

I dunno...maybe 20, 25, or 50, not sure which one of those.

[valiantman]

How about most restored comics as a percentage of total submitted assuming a minimum of 20 submissions? I assume Golden Age would rise to the top of that heap.

 

Most Restored Comics as a Percentage of Total Submitted (min. of 20 submissions):

Superman 1 = 26 restored out of 36 submissions (72.2%)

Flash Comics 1 = 13 restored out of 24 submissions (54.2%)

Batman 1 = 32 restored out of 64 submissions (50.0%)

Human Torch 2 (#1) = 14 restored out of 29 submissions (48.3%)

Detective Comics 27 = 11 restored out of 23 submissions (47.8%)

Detective Comics 38 = 15 restored out of 32 submissions (46.9%)

Marvel Comics 1 = 10 restored out of 22 submissions (45.5%)

Marvel Mystery Comics 19 = 9 restored out of 20 submissions (45.0%)

All Star Comics 3 = 11 restored out of 25 submissions (44.0%)

Showcase 4 = 30 restored out of 72 submissions (41.7%)

Detective Comics 33 = 9 restored out of 22 submissions (40.9%)

Batman 8 = 12 restored out of 30 submissions (40.0%)

Sensation Comics 1 = 8 restored out of 20 submissions (40.0%)

Sub-Mariner Comics 1 = 15 restored out of 38 submissions (39.5%)

All Winners Comics 1 = 11 restored out of 28 submissions (39.3%)

Captain America Comics 1 = 18 restored out of 48 submissions (37.5%)

Batman 3 = 15 restored out of 41 submissions (36.6%)

Captain America Comics 3 = 8 restored out of 22 submissions (36.4%)

Amazing Fantasy 15 = 156 restored out of 442 submissions (35.3%)

Superman 14 = 8 restored out of 23 submissions (34.8%)

[CosmicBob]

WOW! VERY interesting list! It initially surprised me that there wasn't any Golden Age on there, and then I realized it's because the total submission counts are so low.

 

How about most restored comics as a percentage of total submitted assuming a minimum of 20 submissions? I assume Golden Age would rise to the top of that heap.

 

 

What do you think should be the minimum number of books graded (cut-off)?

 

I dunno...maybe 20, 25, or 50, not sure which one of those.

 

No Golden Age and no DC. That's kind of intereting! It would be interesting to see the top number of DC restored.

[fantastic_four]

Wait, I just realized you don't have any way to associate titles with ages (Silver, Bronze, etc) unless you have another table that does it for you, which is something you wouldn't have gotten from the web site. Ah well. If I come across a table containing titles with an accompanying field for age I'll let you know.

[valiantman]

- Top 50 submitted comics grouped by age (most submitted Silver book, Bronze book, etc)

 

Top 10 Submitted Comics By Decade

 

1930's

Superman 1 = 36 submissions

Superman 2 = 28 submissions

Action Comics 1 = 25 submissions

Detective Comics 27 = 23 submissions

Detective Comics 33 = 22 submissions

Marvel Comics 1 = 22 submissions

New York World's Fair 1939 = 22 submissions

Detective Comics 31 = 19 submissions

Famous Funnies: Carnival of Comics nn = 18 submissions

Detective Comics 29 = 17 submissions

 

1940's

Batman 1 = 64 submissions

Superboy 1 = 53 submissions

Batman 23 = 51 submissions

Captain America Comics 1 = 48 submissions

All-Flash 1 = 43 submissions

Superman 53 = 43 submissions

Batman 11 = 42 submissions

Batman 4 = 41 submissions

Batman 3 = 41 submissions

Batman 47 = 40 submissions

 

1950's

Showcase 22 = 87 submissions

Mad 1 = 75 submissions

Flash 105 = 73 submissions

Showcase 4 = 72 submissions

Action Comics 252 = 56 submissions

Adventure Comics 247 = 53 submissions

Batman 100 = 46 submissions

Mad 2 = 44 submissions

Thing 16 = 43 submissions

Four Color 386 = 41 submissions

 

1960's

Fantastic Four 48 = 738 submissions

Iron Man 1 = 674 submissions

Amazing Spider-Man 1 = 627 submissions

Amazing Spider-Man 14 = 600 submissions

X-Men 1 = 577 submissions

Daredevil 1 = 547 submissions

Silver Surfer 1 = 511 submissions

Incredible Hulk 102 = 480 submissions

Captain America 100 = 476 submissions

Amazing Fantasy 15 = 442 submissions

 

1970's

Incredible Hulk 181 = 1509 submissions

Giant-Size X-Men 1 = 1294 submissions

X-Men 94 = 1103 submissions

Spectacular Spider-Man 1 = 1056 submissions

Star Wars 1 = 798 submissions

Amazing Spider-Man 129 = 786 submissions

Amazing Spider-Man 122 = 576 submissions

Iron Fist 14 = 556 submissions

Amazing Spider-Man 100 = 522 submissions

Amazing Spider-Man 121 = 502 submissions

 

1980's

Wolverine Limited Series 1 = 1619 submissions

Wolverine 1 = 1342 submissions

Amazing Spider-Man 300 = 1208 submissions

Amazing Spider-Man 252 = 850 submissions

Daredevil 181 = 849 submissions

Web of Spider-Man 1 = 728 submissions

Wolverine Limited Series 2 = 697 submissions

Wolverine Limited Series 3 = 677 submissions

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 = 628 submissions

Amazing Spider-Man 238 = 571 submissions

 

1990's

Spawn 1 = 1306 submissions

Spider-Man 1 Silver Edition = 785 submissions

Uncanny X-Men 266 = 610 submissions

Spider-Man 1 = 548 submissions

X-Men 1 Special Collector's Edition = 338 submissions

Witchblade 1 = 301 submissions

Daredevil v2 #1 = 268 submissions

Spider-Man 1 Gold Edition = 257 submissions

X-Men 1 = 249 submissions

Amazing Spider-Man 361 = 243 submissions

 

2000's

Wolverine: The Origin 1 = 2058 submissions

Amazing Spider-Man v2 #36 = 1344 submissions

Wolverine: The Origin 2 = 1247 submissions

Ultimate Spider-Man 1/2 = 1110 submissions

Wolverine: The Origin 3 = 1036 submissions

Ultimate Spider-Man 1 = 957 submissions

Batman 608 = 881 submissions

Ultimates 1 = 793 submissions

Transformers: Generation 1 1 = 785 submissions

Wolverine: The Origin 4 = 767 submissions

[fantastic_four]

Ah, decade! That's pretty much as good as "age". COOL LIST!!!

[valiantman]

It would be interesting to see the top number of DC restored.

 

DC Comics - Restored Labels:

Batman 1 = 32 restored

Showcase 4 = 30 restored

Brave and the Bold 28 = 28 restored

House of Secrets 92 = 27 restored

Green Lantern 1 = 26 restored

Justice League of America 1 = 26 restored

Superman 1 = 26 restored

Showcase 22 = 22 restored

Brave and the Bold 34 = 20 restored

Hawkman 1 = 19 restored

Flash 105 = 15 restored

Detective Comics 38 = 15 restored

Batman 3 = 15 restored

Flash 123 = 14 restored

Flash Comics 1 = 13 restored

Detective Comics 36 = 13 restored

Batman 8 = 12 restored

Batman 4 = 12 restored

All Star Comics 3 = 11 restored

Detective Comics 27 = 11 restored

[deathlok]

It's interesting how the lists are driven by value. The books with the most value are at the top. Not that I expected anything much else. What would be the point of submitting a book that would have no value, other than novelty.

[Bronty]

Valiantman, this is the best thread in eons! Thanks for putting this info together, this is truly awesome info!!!

[valiantman]

Valiantman, this is the best thread in eons! Thanks for putting this info together, this is truly awesome info!!!

 

So, I assume you will want to "rate me" accordingly.

 

Just kidding... what other stats would you like to see?

[deathlok]

I gave ya a fiver, great work.

[valiantman]

- Top 10 titles with the highest average grades grouped by age (highest-grading Silver, Bronze, etc)

 

This one was a "toughy"... but here ya go:

 

Top 10 Titles with the Highest Average Grades (Universal Only) By Decade:

 

1930s (minimum 10 universal graded copies)

Famous Funnies: Carnival of Comics nn = 18 submissions, 6.16 avg. universal grade

Top-Notch Comics 1 = 14 submissions, 5.64 avg. universal grade

Action Comics 17 = 14 submissions, 5.18 avg. universal grade

Action Comics 15 = 16 submissions, 5.00 avg. universal grade

Marvel Comics 1 = 22 submissions, 4.83 avg. universal grade

Superman 2 = 28 submissions, 4.71 avg. universal grade

Detective Comics 33 = 22 submissions, 4.66 avg. universal grade

New York World's Fair 1939 = 22 submissions, 4.41 avg. universal grade

Detective Comics 31 = 19 submissions, 4.36 avg. universal grade

Detective Comics 27 = 23 submissions, 3.92 avg. universal grade

Action Comics 1 = 25 submissions, 3.85 avg. universal grade

Superman 1 = 36 submissions, 2.98 avg. universal grade

 

1940s (minimum 10 universal graded copies)

Jamboree Comics 2 = 13 submissions, 9.33 avg. universal grade

Zoo Funnies 2 = 17 submissions, 9.30 avg. universal grade

Liberty Comics 11 = 13 submissions, 9.13 avg. universal grade

Mighty Midget Comics 12 = 22 submissions, 8.95 avg. universal grade

Captain America Comics 58 = 12 submissions, 8.94 avg. universal grade

Great Comics 1 = 11 submissions, 8.69 avg. universal grade

Detective Comics 89 = 16 submissions, 8.67 avg. universal grade

Captain Marvel Adventures 50 = 16 submissions, 8.58 avg. universal grade

Whiz Comics 69 = 15 submissions, 8.46 avg. universal grade

Green Lama 7 = 30 submissions, 8.46 avg. universal grade

 

1950s (minimum of 20 universal graded copies)

Lone Ranger in Milk for Big Mike nn = 31 submissions, 9.62 avg. universal grade

Captain Gallant 1 = 28 submissions, 9.20 avg. universal grade

Humbug 7 = 22 submissions, 8.95 avg. universal grade

Space Adventures 13 = 21 submissions, 8.77 avg. universal grade

Thing 16 = 43 submissions, 8.52 avg. universal grade

Mad 22 = 27 submissions, 8.02 avg. universal grade

Haunt of Fear 15 = 21 submissions, 8.02 avg. universal grade

Famous Funnies 211 = 27 submissions, 7.98 avg. universal grade

Famous Funnies 210 = 28 submissions, 7.94 avg. universal grade

Famous Funnies 209 = 34 submissions, 7.76 avg. universal grade

 

1960s (minimum of 20 universal graded copies)

Rawhide Kid 50 = 39 submissions, 9.64 avg. universal grade

Heroes, Inc. Presents Cannon nn = 83 submissions, 9.62 avg. universal grade

Patsy and Hedy 104 = 35 submissions, 9.56 avg. universal grade

Top Comics (Flintstones) 3 = 22 submissions, 9.52 avg. universal grade

Millie the Model Annual 4 = 33 submissions, 9.48 avg. universal grade

Sub-Mariner 2 = 122 submissions, 9.31 avg. universal grade

Thor 132 = 111 submissions, 9.27 avg. universal grade

Thor 156 = 66 submissions, 9.26 avg. universal grade

Captain Marvel 2 = 83 submissions, 9.23 avg. universal grade

Tales of Suspense 80 = 68 submissions, 9.23 avg. universal grade

 

1970s (minimum of 20 universal graded copies)

Aurora Comic Scenes 192-140 = 80 submissions, 9.84 avg. universal grade

Aurora Comic Scenes 193-140 = 81 submissions, 9.83 avg. universal grade

Aurora Comic Scenes 185-140 = 86 submissions, 9.79 avg. universal grade

Aurora Comic Scenes 186-140 = 91 submissions, 9.71 avg. universal grade

Aurora Comic Scenes 184-140 = 60 submissions, 9.69 avg. universal grade

Invaders 10 = 23 submissions, 9.62 avg. universal grade

Battlestar Galactica 2 = 21 submissions, 9.61 avg. universal grade

Avengers 139 = 21 submissions, 9.60 avg. universal grade

Spectacular Spider-Man 4 = 37 submissions, 9.60 avg. universal grade

Spectacular Spider-Man 6 = 53 submissions, 9.59 avg. universal grade

 

1980s (minimum of 20 universal graded copies)

Batman: The Cult 2 = 20 submissions, 9.78 avg. universal grade

Legion of Super-Heroes 300 = 34 submissions, 9.77 avg. universal grade

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 11 = 29 submissions, 9.76 avg. universal grade

Batman: The Cult 1 = 68 submissions, 9.75 avg. universal grade

X-Men and the Micronauts 1 = 37 submissions, 9.75 avg. universal grade

Alpha Flight 17 = 20 submissions, 9.74 avg. universal grade

Thor 339 = 29 submissions, 9.73 avg. universal grade

Amazing Spider-Man Annual 18 = 21 submissions, 9.73 avg. universal grade

Incredible Hulk 314 = 24 submissions, 9.72 avg. universal grade

Uncanny X-Men 245 = 20 submissions, 9.71 avg. universal grade

 

1990s (minimum of 20 universal graded copies)

Spider-Man Maximum Clonage: Omega 1 = 20 submissions, 9.82 avg. universal grade

Purgatori: Vampire's Myth 1 = 31 submissions, 9.82 avg. universal grade

Dawn 1 = 30 submissions, 9.82 avg. universal grade

Lady Death: The Crucible 1/2 = 21 submissions, 9.82 avg. universal grade

Lady Death In Lingerie 1 = 25 submissions, 9.82 avg. universal grade

Marvel Authentix: Daredevil 1 = 105 submissions, 9.81 avg. universal grade

X-Men: Omega 1 = 45 submissions, 9.81 avg. universal grade

Marvel Authentix: Amazing Spider-Man 1 = 126 submissions, 9.80 avg. universal grade

Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage Alpha 1 = 22 submissions, 9.80 avg. universal grade

Chastity: Theatre of Pain 1 = 27 submissions, 9.79 avg. universal grade

 

2000s (minimum of 20 universal graded copies)

Darkness v2 #1 = 35 submissions, 9.82 avg. universal grade

Star Wars: Tales - A Jedi's Weapon 1 = 60 submissions, 9.82 avg. universal grade

Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do 2 = 51 submissions, 9.81 avg. universal grade

Transformers: Generation 1 v2 #1 = 38 submissions, 9.80 avg. universal grade

Darkness: Prelude nn = 104 submissions, 9.80 avg. universal grade

Ultimate X-Men 33 = 26 submissions, 9.80 avg. universal grade

Masters of the Universe 1 = 34 submissions, 9.80 avg. universal grade

Freemind 0 = 23 submissions, 9.80 avg. universal grade

Spider-Man: The Official Movie Adaptation 1 = 78 submissions, 9.79 avg. universal grade

Ultimate Spider-Man 41 = 90 submissions, 9.79 avg. universal grade

[fantastic_four]

1960s (minimum of 20 universal graded copies)

Rawhide Kid 50 = 39 submissions, 9.64 avg. universal grade

Heroes, Inc. Presents Cannon nn = 83 submissions, 9.62 avg. universal grade

Patsy and Hedy 104 = 35 submissions, 9.56 avg. universal grade

Top Comics (Flintstones) 3 = 22 submissions, 9.52 avg. universal grade

Millie the Model Annual 4 = 33 submissions, 9.48 avg. universal grade

Sub-Mariner 2 = 122 submissions, 9.31 avg. universal grade

Thor 132 = 111 submissions, 9.27 avg. universal grade

Thor 156 = 66 submissions, 9.26 avg. universal grade

Captain Marvel 2 = 83 submissions, 9.23 avg. universal grade

Tales of Suspense 80 = 68 submissions, 9.23 avg. universal grade

 

AAAAHHH!! AAAAAAAHHH!!!!! That Silver age list is going to make me go blind!!! Millie the Model? Patsy and Hedy? What person_having_a_hard_time_understanding_my_point submitted those freakin' GIRLY books to dominate the 60s?!?!? GREGGY?!!?

 

The Thor 132 and 156 don't surprise me a bit, but all the others do.

[AlexH]

Valiantman, this is the best thread in eons! Thanks for putting this info together, this is truly awesome info!!!

 

So, I assume you will want to "rate me" accordingly.

 

Just kidding... what other stats would you like to see?

 

How many Signature Series books have been done? And what is the average grade...and yes, I have rated you accordingly as this is a great thread.

[deathlok]

Can you sort which books by decade, exclude 2000, have received 10.0 or 9.9?

[drice6900]

Excellent job, Valiantman! 5 stars for you

[Mutantcollector]

Absolutely fantastic job valiantman! CGC should make the census so everyone can search the database like this.

 

How about giving us a list of the comics that have graded 10.0. You can exclude the comics after 2000.