CGC Comic Census - Population Report Data
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CGC Comic Census - Population Report Data
Get CGC graded comic book population data. Search by title or browse publishers. Full grade breakdown (0.5 through 10.0) with variants, label categories, and totals.
CGC Comic Census — Population Report Data
Get CGC graded comic book population data as clean JSON. Search by title, browse by publisher, or look up a specific issue — with a full grade breakdown (0.5 through 10.0), variants, label categories, and totals.
What it extracts
- Title, issue number, issue date
- Variant — variant/edition label
- Population totals — total graded count
- Full grade breakdown — population at each grade (10.0, 9.8, 9.6, 9.4, 9.2, 9.0, 8.0, … down to 0.5)
- Master ID — CGC's identifier for the issue
Input
Four ways to query — pick the one that fits:
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
searchQuery | string | — | Search by title (e.g. Batman) |
publisher | string | — | Browse a publisher's issues |
groupID | integer | — | Direct lookup by CGC group ID |
masterID | string | — | Single-issue lookup by master ID |
category | string | comics | Census category |
maxResults | integer | 100 | Maximum records to return |
includeVariants | boolean | true | Include variant editions |
Example input
{"searchQuery": "Batman","category": "comics","maxResults": 100,"includeVariants": true}
Output
Each record is one issue's population report:
{"title": "Batman","issueNumber": "1","issueDate": "1940-04","variant": "","population_Total": 1875,"population_10_0": 0,"population_9_8": 3,"population_9_6": 8,"population_9_4": 21,"population_9_2": 34,"population_9_0": 52,"population_8_0": 96,"masterID": "12345"}
Use cases
- Collectors & investors: gauge scarcity of high-grade copies before buying
- Comic dealers: price inventory using population scarcity data
- Graded-market analysts: track population changes over time
- Registry builders: compile grade distribution datasets
- Auction research: understand supply for a title/grade combination
Notes on data source & proxies
This actor pulls from CGC's census API and paginates politely (50 issues per page). No proxy is required.