CGC Comic Census - Population Report Data
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CGC Comic Census - Population Report Data
CGC comic population data by title, publisher or series ID. Export issue and variant counts at every grade as JSON, CSV or Excel. Reuse group IDs for recurring census snapshots.
CGC Comic Census: population data for comic research
Look up graded comic populations by title, publisher or CGC group ID. Download the issue and variant rows as JSON, CSV or Excel, with counts at every reported grade from 0.5 to 10.0.
Start with a small title search
Run the example, open Output, and check the title, issue and variant before expanding the result limit. Publisher filtering narrows title search. Older and newer series can share a name.
Repeat a series lookup
Each population row now includes groupID. Copy the group ID from a matching result into the next run to fetch that series directly. This avoids searching across publishers on every run. Keep category, includeVariants and the result limit consistent when comparing runs.
Save the input as an Apify task if you need a weekly snapshot. Download each run separately and retain its scrapedAt timestamp. Compare rows using masterID, populationID and variant information. A limited or truncated run is not a complete census. The Actor returns current snapshots; it does not maintain a historical change database.
Inputs
| Input | What it does |
|---|---|
searchQuery | Title search. Add publisher to narrow the publishers searched. |
publisher | With no title query, browse the first matching publisher. |
groupID | Fetch a specific series group. Takes precedence over title/publisher input. |
masterID | Fetch raw label-category detail for one issue. Takes precedence over other lookup inputs. This output has a different shape from population rows. |
category | comics (default), magazines, pulps, concert-posters or lobby-cards. |
maxResults | Maximum population rows returned. Default 100. |
includeVariants | Include variant editions. Default true. |
Output
The Overview shows issue identity, selected high-grade counts and source IDs. All grades exposes the full grade distribution in the Output table. Download format and field selection are chosen separately in Apify's export controls.
Population rows include title, publisher when available, issue number, issue date, variant, isBase, masterID, populationID, groupID, population_Total, individual population_* grade counts, and scrapedAt. CVR, PG and NG are retained as separate source categories. Missing metadata can be blank.
For API use, run lulzasaur/cgc-census-scraper, then read the completed run's defaultDatasetId. Keep authentication in your Apify client or request header. Apify's run and dataset guide covers asynchronous runs and exports.
Cost and coverage
The current result price is $0.01 per row, plus the small Actor Start charge displayed on the Pricing tab. Ten rows are $0.10 in result charges. Set a small result limit and a maximum charge for your first run. The live Pricing tab is authoritative.
Title search gathers up to 100 matching groups, and publisher browsing gathers up to 200 groups. Result limits, upstream changes and category coverage can make a run incomplete. Population counts describe graded supply, not sale prices or guaranteed scarcity.
For public prices and trending issues, see GoCollect Comic Prices. The two sources have different identifiers and coverage; verify the issue, printing and variant before comparing them. Questions or a reproducible issue can be posted in this Actor's Issues tab.
