Overall Average Universal Grade By Year - 03/01/2010 Census
* Top Comic Submitted For The Year

1878 (1 issue, 3 submissions, 0.00 avg. universal grade)
 * Durham Whiffs v1#1 - 0 submission, 0.00 avg. universal grade
 
1888 (1 issue, 1 submission, 5.50 avg. universal grade)
 * Puck: The Tariff nn Third Edition - 1 submission, 5.50 avg. universal grade
 
1896 (1 issue, 1 submission, 1.80 avg. universal grade)
 * Tip Top Library 2 - 1 submission, 1.80 avg. universal grade
 
1897 (4 issues, 5 submissions, 3.60 avg. universal grade)
 * Yellow Kid 2 - 2 submissions, 1.75 avg. universal grade
 
1898 (2 issues, 2 submissions, 6.25 avg. universal grade)
 * Puck's Library 129 - 1 submission, 6.50 avg. universal grade
 
1899 (1 issue, 1 submission, 7.50 avg. universal grade)
 * Deadwood Dick Library v3 #37 - 1 submission, 7.50 avg. universal grade
 
1904 (3 issues, 7 submissions, 6.36 avg. universal grade)
 * Brown's Blue Ribbon Book of Jokes and Jingles nn - 4 submissions, 5.50 avg. universal grade
 
1905 (1 issue, 1 submission, 0.00 avg. universal grade)
 * Buster Brown's Blue Ribbon Book of Jokes & Jingles 2 - 0 submission, 0.00 avg. universal grade
 
1907 (1 issue, 1 submission, 6.00 avg. universal grade)
 * Buster Brown Goes Fishing nn - 1 submission, 6.00 avg. universal grade
 
1909 (4 issues, 6 submissions, 6.17 avg. universal grade)
 * Kellogg's Funny Jungleland nn - 3 submissions, 6.67 avg. universal grade
 
1911 (1 issue, 1 submission, 3.00 avg. universal grade)
 * Buster Brown: Little Ted and His Little Sled nn - 1 submission, 3.00 avg. universal grade
 
1912 (1 issue, 1 submission, 4.50 avg. universal grade)
 * Miniature Life nn - 1 submission, 4.50 avg. universal grade
 
1913 (1 issue, 1 submission, 7.00 avg. universal grade)
 * Miniature Life 2 - 1 submission, 7.00 avg. universal grade
 
1914 (1 issue, 1 submission, 7.00 avg. universal grade)
 * Miniature Life 3 - 1 submission, 7.00 avg. universal grade
 
1920 (1 issue, 1 submission, 5.00 avg. universal grade)
 * ABC Jingles nn - 1 submission, 5.00 avg. universal grade
 
1924 (1 issue, 1 submission, 7.50 avg. universal grade)
 * Skeezix and Uncle Walt nn - 1 submission, 7.50 avg. universal grade
 
1928 (1 issue, 1 submission, 5.00 avg. universal grade)
 * Texas History Movies nn - 1 submission, 5.00 avg. universal grade
 
1931 (2 issues, 4 submissions, 5.88 avg. universal grade)
 * Adventures of Mickey Mouse 1 - 2 submissions, 8.25 avg. universal grade
 
1932 (1 issue, 1 submission, 1.00 avg. universal grade)
 * 'Erbie and 'Is Playmates nn - 1 submission, 1.00 avg. universal grade
 
1933 (8 issues, 76 submissions, 5.72 avg. universal grade)
 * Famous Funnies: Carnival of Comics nn - 27 submissions, 5.79 avg. universal grade
 
1934 (22 issues, 92 submissions, 5.65 avg. universal grade)
 * Famous Funnies 1 - 11 submissions, 4.41 avg. universal grade
 
1935 (19 issues, 63 submissions, 4.88 avg. universal grade)
 * Famous Funnies 10 - 7 submissions, 4.57 avg. universal grade
 
1936 (80 issues, 278 submissions, 5.20 avg. universal grade)
 * More Fun Comics 14 - 12 submissions, 4.01 avg. universal grade
 
1937 (139 issues, 406 submissions, 5.89 avg. universal grade)
 * Detective Comics 8 - 11 submissions, 5.55 avg. universal grade
 
1938 (150 issues, 683 submissions, 5.71 avg. universal grade)
 * Action Comics 1 - 26 submissions, 3.98 avg. universal grade
 
1939 (256 issues, 1,800 submissions, 5.28 avg. universal grade)
 * Superman 2 - 56 submissions, 4.33 avg. universal grade
 
1940 (670 issues, 5,834 submissions, 5.75 avg. universal grade)
 * Batman 4 - 70 submissions, 4.92 avg. universal grade
 
1941 (755 issues, 6,559 submissions, 6.02 avg. universal grade)
 * Batman 5 - 82 submissions, 5.53 avg. universal grade
 
1942 (880 issues, 6,684 submissions, 6.38 avg. universal grade)
 * Mighty Midget Comics 11 - 99 submissions, 8.18 avg. universal grade
 
1943 (956 issues, 6,457 submissions, 6.78 avg. universal grade)
 * Batman 19 - 73 submissions, 5.83 avg. universal grade
 
1944 (980 issues, 6,113 submissions, 6.95 avg. universal grade)
 * Batman 23 - 88 submissions, 6.16 avg. universal grade
 
1945 (987 issues, 6,387 submissions, 7.00 avg. universal grade)
 * Batman 27 - 67 submissions, 6.20 avg. universal grade
 
1946 (1,272 issues, 7,597 submissions, 7.36 avg. universal grade)
 * Four Color 108 - 67 submissions, 6.76 avg. universal grade
 
1947 (1,236 issues, 6,780 submissions, 7.26 avg. universal grade)
 * Batman 40 - 70 submissions, 6.37 avg. universal grade
 
1948 (1,516 issues, 7,087 submissions, 7.14 avg. universal grade)
 * Superman 53 - 90 submissions, 4.99 avg. universal grade
 
1949 (1,598 issues, 5,368 submissions, 7.18 avg. universal grade)
 * Superboy 1 - 78 submissions, 5.06 avg. universal grade
 
1950 (1,637 issues, 5,940 submissions, 7.27 avg. universal grade)
 * Ghost Rider 1 - 63 submissions, 7.73 avg. universal grade
 
1951 (1,552 issues, 6,344 submissions, 7.46 avg. universal grade)
 * Mystery in Space 1 - 42 submissions, 6.31 avg. universal grade
 
1952 (1,780 issues, 7,940 submissions, 7.21 avg. universal grade)
 * Mad 1 - 174 submissions, 5.58 avg. universal grade
 
1953 (1,467 issues, 6,338 submissions, 7.22 avg. universal grade)
 * Mad 2 - 90 submissions, 6.59 avg. universal grade
 
1954 (1,345 issues, 6,018 submissions, 7.04 avg. universal grade)
 * Thing 16 - 70 submissions, 8.33 avg. universal grade
 
1955 (1,120 issues, 4,798 submissions, 7.32 avg. universal grade)
 * Superman 100 - 81 submissions, 4.51 avg. universal grade
 
1956 (962 issues, 3,873 submissions, 7.39 avg. universal grade)
 * Showcase 4 - 125 submissions, 4.39 avg. universal grade
 
1957 (925 issues, 3,784 submissions, 7.49 avg. universal grade)
 * Showcase 8 - 85 submissions, 4.42 avg. universal grade
 
1958 (860 issues, 4,220 submissions, 7.36 avg. universal grade)
 * Adventure Comics 247 - 107 submissions, 4.59 avg. universal grade
 
1959 (832 issues, 5,917 submissions, 7.08 avg. universal grade)
 * Showcase 22 - 231 submissions, 4.06 avg. universal grade
 
1960 (930 issues, 7,340 submissions, 7.19 avg. universal grade)
 * Justice League of America 1 - 313 submissions, 4.57 avg. universal grade
 
1961 (993 issues, 10,055 submissions, 7.05 avg. universal grade)
 * Fantastic Four 1 - 575 submissions, 3.77 avg. universal grade
 
1962 (1,032 issues, 17,485 submissions, 6.56 avg. universal grade)
 * Amazing Fantasy 15 - 832 submissions, 3.82 avg. universal grade
 
1963 (1,005 issues, 26,805 submissions, 6.39 avg. universal grade)
 * X-Men 1 - 1,215 submissions, 4.29 avg. universal grade
 
1964 (1,023 issues, 33,716 submissions, 7.04 avg. universal grade)
 * Daredevil 1 - 1,201 submissions, 5.28 avg. universal grade
 
1965 (1,074 issues, 29,388 submissions, 7.73 avg. universal grade)
 * Amazing Spider-Man 28 - 584 submissions, 6.40 avg. universal grade
 
1966 (1,189 issues, 34,127 submissions, 8.07 avg. universal grade)
 * Fantastic Four 48 - 1,568 submissions, 6.64 avg. universal grade
 
1967 (1,169 issues, 29,111 submissions, 8.35 avg. universal grade)
 * Amazing Spider-Man 50 - 1,033 submissions, 6.61 avg. universal grade
 
1968 (1,011 issues, 46,866 submissions, 8.33 avg. universal grade)
 * Iron Man 1 - 1,664 submissions, 7.22 avg. universal grade
 
1969 (1,153 issues, 29,067 submissions, 8.60 avg. universal grade)
 * Silver Surfer 4 - 991 submissions, 7.32 avg. universal grade
 
1970 (1,104 issues, 22,368 submissions, 8.67 avg. universal grade)
 * Conan the Barbarian 1 - 1,325 submissions, 7.94 avg. universal grade
 
1971 (1,135 issues, 27,750 submissions, 8.69 avg. universal grade)
 * Amazing Spider-Man 100 - 1,228 submissions, 8.04 avg. universal grade
 
1972 (1,237 issues, 27,728 submissions, 8.85 avg. universal grade)
 * Marvel Spotlight 5 - 786 submissions, 7.52 avg. universal grade
 
1973 (1,481 issues, 32,199 submissions, 8.92 avg. universal grade)
 * Amazing Spider-Man 122 - 1,493 submissions, 7.88 avg. universal grade
 
1974 (1,518 issues, 37,234 submissions, 8.75 avg. universal grade)
 * Incredible Hulk 181 - 3,698 submissions, 7.23 avg. universal grade
 
1975 (1,552 issues, 33,167 submissions, 8.71 avg. universal grade)
 * Giant-Size X-Men 1 - 3,115 submissions, 7.43 avg. universal grade
 
1976 (1,733 issues, 32,123 submissions, 9.00 avg. universal grade)
 * Spectacular Spider-Man 1 - 2,508 submissions, 9.10 avg. universal grade
 
1977 (1,481 issues, 33,781 submissions, 9.12 avg. universal grade)
 * Star Wars 1 - 1,734 submissions, 8.97 avg. universal grade
 
1978 (1,348 issues, 23,635 submissions, 9.26 avg. universal grade)
 * Spider-Woman 1 - 1,002 submissions, 9.41 avg. universal grade
 
1979 (1,170 issues, 28,210 submissions, 9.25 avg. universal grade)
 * X-Men 121 - 1,001 submissions, 8.81 avg. universal grade
 
1980 (1,124 issues, 27,494 submissions, 9.28 avg. universal grade)
 * X-Men 137 - 1,616 submissions, 9.17 avg. universal grade
 
1981 (1,048 issues, 24,373 submissions, 9.38 avg. universal grade)
 * Daredevil 168 - 1,561 submissions, 8.64 avg. universal grade
 
1982 (1,035 issues, 35,571 submissions, 9.37 avg. universal grade)
 * Wolverine Limited Series 1 - 5,557 submissions, 9.17 avg. universal grade
 
1983 (1,108 issues, 21,570 submissions, 9.47 avg. universal grade)
 * Amazing Spider-Man 238 - 1,662 submissions, 8.96 avg. universal grade
 
1984 (1,188 issues, 27,052 submissions, 9.44 avg. universal grade)
 * Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 - 3,545 submissions, 9.36 avg. universal grade
 
1985 (1,099 issues, 20,007 submissions, 9.50 avg. universal grade)
 * Web of Spider-Man 1 - 2,150 submissions, 9.31 avg. universal grade
 
1986 (1,004 issues, 22,599 submissions, 9.47 avg. universal grade)
 * Watchmen 1 - 1,271 submissions, 9.36 avg. universal grade
 
1987 (916 issues, 17,945 submissions, 9.47 avg. universal grade)
 * Uncanny X-Men 213 - 736 submissions, 9.07 avg. universal grade
 
1988 (994 issues, 28,710 submissions, 9.28 avg. universal grade)
 * Amazing Spider-Man 300 - 5,177 submissions, 8.91 avg. universal grade
 
1989 (1,025 issues, 19,080 submissions, 9.50 avg. universal grade)
 * Wolverine 10 - 1,455 submissions, 9.39 avg. universal grade
 
1990 (1,009 issues, 22,019 submissions, 9.51 avg. universal grade)
 * Uncanny X-Men 266 - 2,793 submissions, 9.30 avg. universal grade
 
1991 (1,111 issues, 19,805 submissions, 9.60 avg. universal grade)
 * New Mutants 98 - 1,383 submissions, 9.48 avg. universal grade
 
1992 (1,369 issues, 26,943 submissions, 9.64 avg. universal grade)
 * Spawn 1 - 2,371 submissions, 9.56 avg. universal grade
 
1993 (1,646 issues, 22,823 submissions, 9.62 avg. universal grade)
 * Venom: Lethal Protector 1 - 716 submissions, 9.69 avg. universal grade
 
1994 (1,550 issues, 12,199 submissions, 9.63 avg. universal grade)
 * G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero 155 - 215 submissions, 9.23 avg. universal grade
 
1995 (1,553 issues, 11,132 submissions, 9.63 avg. universal grade)
 * Witchblade 1 - 722 submissions, 9.49 avg. universal grade
 
1996 (1,312 issues, 9,611 submissions, 9.62 avg. universal grade)
 * Wolverine 100 Hologram Cover - 195 submissions, 9.58 avg. universal grade
 
1997 (1,190 issues, 6,414 submissions, 9.64 avg. universal grade)
 * JLA 1 - 246 submissions, 9.45 avg. universal grade
 
1998 (1,244 issues, 12,341 submissions, 9.66 avg. universal grade)
 * Daredevil v2 #1 - 420 submissions, 9.38 avg. universal grade
 
1999 (1,277 issues, 10,541 submissions, 9.61 avg. universal grade)
 * Wolverine 145 Nabisco Variant Cover - 269 submissions, 9.54 avg. universal grade
 
2000 (1,363 issues, 14,552 submissions, 9.59 avg. universal grade)
 * Ultimate Spider-Man 1 - 2,134 submissions, 9.44 avg. universal grade
 
2001 (1,329 issues, 28,201 submissions, 9.61 avg. universal grade)
 * Amazing Spider-Man v2 #36 - 3,082 submissions, 9.58 avg. universal grade
 
2002 (1,287 issues, 27,208 submissions, 9.66 avg. universal grade)
 * Ultimate Spider-Man 1/2 - 1,216 submissions, 9.68 avg. universal grade
 
2003 (1,358 issues, 27,194 submissions, 9.68 avg. universal grade)
 * Superman/Batman 1 - 805 submissions, 9.59 avg. universal grade
 
2004 (1,898 issues, 44,371 submissions, 9.73 avg. universal grade)
 * NYX 3 - 1,079 submissions, 9.59 avg. universal grade
 
2005 (2,209 issues, 45,217 submissions, 9.73 avg. universal grade)
 * All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder 1 - 1,484 submissions, 9.76 avg. universal grade
 
2006 (2,244 issues, 56,758 submissions, 9.74 avg. universal grade)
 * Amazing Spider-Man 529 - 1,083 submissions, 9.74 avg. universal grade
 
2007 (2,241 issues, 46,046 submissions, 9.75 avg. universal grade)
 * Captain America 25 Variant Edition - 1,459 submissions, 9.76 avg. universal grade
 
2008 (2,356 issues, 32,278 submissions, 9.76 avg. universal grade)
 * Hulk 1 Wizard World 2008 Con Edition - 610 submissions, 9.78 avg. universal grade
 
2009 (2,665 issues, 22,622 submissions, 9.77 avg. universal grade)
 * Amazing Spider-Man 583 Variant Edition - 886 submissions, 9.73 avg. universal grade
 
2010 (484 issues, 2,073 submissions, 9.79 avg. universal grade)
 * Amazing Spider-Man 616 - 62 submissions, 9.80 avg. universal grade
 


These webpages providing statistical compilations by Greg Holland (2003-2010).
Census numbers sourced from CGC (© Comics Guaranty, LLC.)
Census data as of 03/01/2010. Used with permission of CGC since 2003. Return to the front page.