Overall Average Universal Grade By Year - 04/04/2011 Census
* Top Comic Submitted For The Year
1878 (1 issues, 3 submissions, 0.00 avg. universal grade)
* Durham Whiffs v1#1 - 0 submissions, 0.00 avg. universal grade
1888 (1 issues, 1 submissions, 5.50 avg. universal grade)
* Puck: The Tariff nn Third Edition - 1 submissions, 5.50 avg. universal grade
1895 (1 issues, 1 submissions, 2.50 avg. universal grade)
* Judge's Library 70 - 1 submissions, 2.50 avg. universal grade
1896 (1 issues, 1 submissions, 1.80 avg. universal grade)
* Tip Top Library 2 - 1 submissions, 1.80 avg. universal grade
1897 (13 issues, 16 submissions, 4.07 avg. universal grade)
* Yellow Kid 2 - 3 submissions, 2.17 avg. universal grade
1898 (5 issues, 5 submissions, 5.20 avg. universal grade)
* Tip Top Weekly 98 - 1 submissions, 5.50 avg. universal grade
1899 (21 issues, 22 submissions, 5.89 avg. universal grade)
* Deadwood Dick Library v3 #37 - 2 submissions, 7.25 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 issues, 2 submissions, 8.00 avg. universal grade)
* Buster Brown's Blue Ribbon Book of Jokes & Jingles 2 - 1 submissions, 8.00 avg. universal grade
1907 (1 issues, 1 submissions, 6.00 avg. universal grade)
* Buster Brown Goes Fishing nn - 1 submissions, 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 (2 issues, 2 submissions, 5.00 avg. universal grade)
* Buster Brown: Little Ted and His Little Sled nn - 1 submissions, 3.00 avg. universal grade
1912 (1 issues, 1 submissions, 4.50 avg. universal grade)
* Miniature Life nn - 1 submissions, 4.50 avg. universal grade
1913 (1 issues, 1 submissions, 7.00 avg. universal grade)
* Miniature Life 2 - 1 submissions, 7.00 avg. universal grade
1914 (1 issues, 1 submissions, 7.00 avg. universal grade)
* Miniature Life 3 - 1 submissions, 7.00 avg. universal grade
1920 (2 issues, 2 submissions, 7.00 avg. universal grade)
* ABC Jingles nn - 1 submissions, 5.00 avg. universal grade
1924 (1 issues, 1 submissions, 7.50 avg. universal grade)
* Skeezix and Uncle Walt nn - 1 submissions, 7.50 avg. universal grade
1928 (1 issues, 1 submissions, 5.00 avg. universal grade)
* Texas History Movies nn - 1 submissions, 5.00 avg. universal grade
1931 (3 issues, 8 submissions, 6.43 avg. universal grade)
* Mickey Mouse Story Book nn - 4 submissions, 4.63 avg. universal grade
1932 (2 issues, 3 submissions, 5.33 avg. universal grade)
* 'Erbie and 'Is Playmates nn - 2 submissions, 5.00 avg. universal grade
1933 (13 issues, 91 submissions, 5.87 avg. universal grade)
* Famous Funnies: Carnival of Comics nn - 30 submissions, 5.57 avg. universal grade
1934 (22 issues, 98 submissions, 5.69 avg. universal grade)
* Famous Funnies 1 - 11 submissions, 4.41 avg. universal grade
1935 (20 issues, 77 submissions, 4.95 avg. universal grade)
* Famous Funnies 10 - 7 submissions, 4.57 avg. universal grade
1936 (87 issues, 329 submissions, 5.14 avg. universal grade)
* More Fun Comics 14 - 15 submissions, 4.17 avg. universal grade
1937 (158 issues, 526 submissions, 5.95 avg. universal grade)
* Detective Comics 8 - 11 submissions, 5.55 avg. universal grade
1938 (176 issues, 824 submissions, 5.77 avg. universal grade)
* Action Comics 1 - 28 submissions, 4.06 avg. universal grade
1939 (272 issues, 2,016 submissions, 5.29 avg. universal grade)
* Superman 2 - 61 submissions, 4.13 avg. universal grade
1940 (683 issues, 6,335 submissions, 5.69 avg. universal grade)
* Batman 3 - 81 submissions, 5.44 avg. universal grade
1941 (777 issues, 7,134 submissions, 5.96 avg. universal grade)
* Batman 5 - 93 submissions, 5.53 avg. universal grade
1942 (910 issues, 7,377 submissions, 6.32 avg. universal grade)
* Mighty Midget Comics 11 - 119 submissions, 8.39 avg. universal grade
1943 (984 issues, 7,080 submissions, 6.70 avg. universal grade)
* Mighty Midget Comics 12 - 91 submissions, 9.04 avg. universal grade
1944 (996 issues, 6,707 submissions, 6.85 avg. universal grade)
* Batman 23 - 97 submissions, 6.17 avg. universal grade
1945 (997 issues, 6,954 submissions, 6.92 avg. universal grade)
* Batman 27 - 78 submissions, 6.04 avg. universal grade
1946 (1,297 issues, 8,223 submissions, 7.30 avg. universal grade)
* Four Color 108 - 70 submissions, 6.77 avg. universal grade
1947 (1,257 issues, 7,442 submissions, 7.20 avg. universal grade)
* Four Color 178 - 80 submissions, 6.33 avg. universal grade
1948 (1,545 issues, 7,738 submissions, 7.09 avg. universal grade)
* Superman 53 - 98 submissions, 5.04 avg. universal grade
1949 (1,643 issues, 5,923 submissions, 7.14 avg. universal grade)
* Superboy 1 - 81 submissions, 5.08 avg. universal grade
1950 (1,667 issues, 6,454 submissions, 7.24 avg. universal grade)
* Strange Adventures 1 - 62 submissions, 6.39 avg. universal grade
1951 (1,613 issues, 6,909 submissions, 7.42 avg. universal grade)
* Four Color 318 - 46 submissions, 6.82 avg. universal grade
1952 (1,862 issues, 8,696 submissions, 7.17 avg. universal grade)
* Mad 1 - 188 submissions, 5.53 avg. universal grade
1953 (1,529 issues, 6,977 submissions, 7.15 avg. universal grade)
* Mad 2 - 96 submissions, 6.59 avg. universal grade
1954 (1,390 issues, 6,593 submissions, 6.96 avg. universal grade)
* Thing 16 - 74 submissions, 8.27 avg. universal grade
1955 (1,160 issues, 5,255 submissions, 7.25 avg. universal grade)
* Superman 100 - 94 submissions, 4.46 avg. universal grade
1956 (996 issues, 4,393 submissions, 7.31 avg. universal grade)
* Showcase 4 - 137 submissions, 4.36 avg. universal grade
1957 (969 issues, 4,322 submissions, 7.44 avg. universal grade)
* Showcase 8 - 93 submissions, 4.40 avg. universal grade
1958 (898 issues, 4,740 submissions, 7.32 avg. universal grade)
* Adventure Comics 247 - 124 submissions, 4.44 avg. universal grade
1959 (871 issues, 6,818 submissions, 7.03 avg. universal grade)
* Showcase 22 - 279 submissions, 4.06 avg. universal grade
1960 (960 issues, 8,551 submissions, 7.20 avg. universal grade)
* Justice League of America 1 - 367 submissions, 4.50 avg. universal grade
1961 (1,024 issues, 11,844 submissions, 7.08 avg. universal grade)
* Fantastic Four 1 - 647 submissions, 3.76 avg. universal grade
1962 (1,074 issues, 20,403 submissions, 6.59 avg. universal grade)
* Amazing Fantasy 15 - 926 submissions, 3.79 avg. universal grade
1963 (1,052 issues, 30,751 submissions, 6.40 avg. universal grade)
* X-Men 1 - 1,360 submissions, 4.30 avg. universal grade
1964 (1,085 issues, 38,676 submissions, 7.05 avg. universal grade)
* Daredevil 1 - 1,329 submissions, 5.28 avg. universal grade
1965 (1,131 issues, 33,471 submissions, 7.74 avg. universal grade)
* Amazing Spider-Man 28 - 656 submissions, 6.40 avg. universal grade
1966 (1,254 issues, 38,456 submissions, 8.07 avg. universal grade)
* Fantastic Four 48 - 1,703 submissions, 6.65 avg. universal grade
1967 (1,241 issues, 32,871 submissions, 8.35 avg. universal grade)
* Amazing Spider-Man 50 - 1,125 submissions, 6.62 avg. universal grade
1968 (1,044 issues, 52,445 submissions, 8.33 avg. universal grade)
* Iron Man 1 - 1,837 submissions, 7.20 avg. universal grade
1969 (1,193 issues, 32,958 submissions, 8.60 avg. universal grade)
* Silver Surfer 4 - 1,070 submissions, 7.30 avg. universal grade
1970 (1,153 issues, 25,375 submissions, 8.67 avg. universal grade)
* Conan the Barbarian 1 - 1,469 submissions, 7.94 avg. universal grade
1971 (1,164 issues, 31,101 submissions, 8.70 avg. universal grade)
* Amazing Spider-Man 100 - 1,317 submissions, 8.05 avg. universal grade
1972 (1,259 issues, 31,123 submissions, 8.85 avg. universal grade)
* Marvel Spotlight 5 - 864 submissions, 7.52 avg. universal grade
1973 (1,506 issues, 35,742 submissions, 8.93 avg. universal grade)
* Amazing Spider-Man 122 - 1,609 submissions, 7.89 avg. universal grade
1974 (1,545 issues, 40,735 submissions, 8.75 avg. universal grade)
* Incredible Hulk 181 - 3,993 submissions, 7.23 avg. universal grade
1975 (1,574 issues, 35,685 submissions, 8.72 avg. universal grade)
* Giant-Size X-Men 1 - 3,332 submissions, 7.44 avg. universal grade
1976 (1,774 issues, 34,549 submissions, 9.02 avg. universal grade)
* Spectacular Spider-Man 1 - 2,573 submissions, 9.10 avg. universal grade
1977 (1,520 issues, 36,679 submissions, 9.14 avg. universal grade)
* Star Wars 1 - 1,819 submissions, 8.97 avg. universal grade
1978 (1,394 issues, 26,070 submissions, 9.28 avg. universal grade)
* Spider-Woman 1 - 1,062 submissions, 9.43 avg. universal grade
1979 (1,202 issues, 30,638 submissions, 9.26 avg. universal grade)
* Amazing Spider-Man 194 - 1,101 submissions, 8.95 avg. universal grade
1980 (1,162 issues, 29,909 submissions, 9.29 avg. universal grade)
* X-Men 137 - 1,701 submissions, 9.18 avg. universal grade
1981 (1,084 issues, 26,504 submissions, 9.39 avg. universal grade)
* Daredevil 168 - 1,651 submissions, 8.65 avg. universal grade
1982 (1,074 issues, 38,788 submissions, 9.38 avg. universal grade)
* Wolverine Limited Series 1 - 5,883 submissions, 9.17 avg. universal grade
1983 (1,148 issues, 23,991 submissions, 9.48 avg. universal grade)
* Amazing Spider-Man 238 - 1,781 submissions, 8.97 avg. universal grade
1984 (1,221 issues, 29,584 submissions, 9.45 avg. universal grade)
* Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 - 3,795 submissions, 9.36 avg. universal grade
1985 (1,140 issues, 21,835 submissions, 9.51 avg. universal grade)
* Web of Spider-Man 1 - 2,254 submissions, 9.32 avg. universal grade
1986 (1,055 issues, 24,883 submissions, 9.48 avg. universal grade)
* Watchmen 1 - 1,342 submissions, 9.36 avg. universal grade
1987 (999 issues, 19,730 submissions, 9.49 avg. universal grade)
* Uncanny X-Men 213 - 786 submissions, 9.10 avg. universal grade
1988 (1,093 issues, 31,687 submissions, 9.29 avg. universal grade)
* Amazing Spider-Man 300 - 5,541 submissions, 8.92 avg. universal grade
1989 (1,101 issues, 20,775 submissions, 9.50 avg. universal grade)
* Wolverine 10 - 1,528 submissions, 9.39 avg. universal grade
1990 (1,071 issues, 24,925 submissions, 9.52 avg. universal grade)
* Uncanny X-Men 266 - 3,073 submissions, 9.31 avg. universal grade
1991 (1,181 issues, 21,910 submissions, 9.60 avg. universal grade)
* New Mutants 98 - 1,913 submissions, 9.46 avg. universal grade
1992 (1,447 issues, 28,838 submissions, 9.63 avg. universal grade)
* Spawn 1 - 2,499 submissions, 9.56 avg. universal grade
1993 (1,730 issues, 24,793 submissions, 9.62 avg. universal grade)
* Venom: Lethal Protector 1 - 740 submissions, 9.69 avg. universal grade
1994 (1,643 issues, 13,354 submissions, 9.63 avg. universal grade)
* G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero 155 - 246 submissions, 9.26 avg. universal grade
1995 (1,668 issues, 12,118 submissions, 9.63 avg. universal grade)
* Witchblade 1 - 768 submissions, 9.50 avg. universal grade
1996 (1,410 issues, 10,455 submissions, 9.62 avg. universal grade)
* Wolverine 100 Hologram Cover - 206 submissions, 9.58 avg. universal grade
1997 (1,267 issues, 6,990 submissions, 9.63 avg. universal grade)
* JLA 1 - 259 submissions, 9.46 avg. universal grade
1998 (1,286 issues, 13,261 submissions, 9.66 avg. universal grade)
* Daredevil v2 #1 - 425 submissions, 9.39 avg. universal grade
1999 (1,337 issues, 11,271 submissions, 9.62 avg. universal grade)
* Wolverine 145 Nabisco Variant Cover - 279 submissions, 9.54 avg. universal grade
2000 (1,415 issues, 15,254 submissions, 9.59 avg. universal grade)
* Ultimate Spider-Man 1 - 2,197 submissions, 9.45 avg. universal grade
2001 (1,367 issues, 28,911 submissions, 9.61 avg. universal grade)
* Amazing Spider-Man v2 #36 - 3,157 submissions, 9.58 avg. universal grade
2002 (1,339 issues, 27,906 submissions, 9.66 avg. universal grade)
* Batman 608 - 1,235 submissions, 9.67 avg. universal grade
2003 (1,404 issues, 28,375 submissions, 9.68 avg. universal grade)
* Superman/Batman 1 - 822 submissions, 9.59 avg. universal grade
2004 (1,950 issues, 45,708 submissions, 9.73 avg. universal grade)
* NYX 3 - 1,155 submissions, 9.59 avg. universal grade
2005 (2,279 issues, 46,533 submissions, 9.73 avg. universal grade)
* All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder 1 - 1,490 submissions, 9.76 avg. universal grade
2006 (2,326 issues, 58,538 submissions, 9.73 avg. universal grade)
* Amazing Spider-Man 529 - 1,092 submissions, 9.74 avg. universal grade
2007 (2,338 issues, 47,798 submissions, 9.75 avg. universal grade)
* Captain America 25 Variant Edition - 1,473 submissions, 9.76 avg. universal grade
2008 (2,465 issues, 34,774 submissions, 9.75 avg. universal grade)
* Hulk 1 Wizard World 2008 Con Edition - 693 submissions, 9.78 avg. universal grade
2009 (2,942 issues, 28,443 submissions, 9.76 avg. universal grade)
* Amazing Spider-Man 583 Variant Edition - 967 submissions, 9.73 avg. universal grade
2010 (3,213 issues, 20,132 submissions, 9.78 avg. universal grade)
* Amazing Spider-Man 638 Convention Edition - 96 submissions, 9.83 avg. universal grade
2011 (699 issues, 2,963 submissions, 9.79 avg. universal grade)
* Fantastic Four 587 - 204 submissions, 9.72 avg. universal grade
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Used with permission of CGC since 2003. Data is from July 01, 2001 to January 30, 2012.
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