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| Fantastic Four #53 | ||
| Marvel Comics, 8/66 | ||
| Stan Lee story | 1st appearance of Klaw (Ulysses Klaw). | |
| Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott cover and art | 2nd appearance of the Black Panther. | |
| Origin of the Black Panther and Klaw. | ||
| Books | CGC Label | CGC Total | Avg. Grade | 10 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BOOK | Universal | 2,032 | 6.41 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 3 0.1% | 19 1.1% | 39 3.0% | 67 6.3% | 104 11.4% | 163 19.4% | 167 27.7% | 210 38.0% | 189 47.3% | 166 55% | 149 63% | 161 71% | 162 79% | 135 85% | 116 91% | 84 95% | 46 97% | 25 99% | 9 99% | 6 99% | 2 100% | 4 100% | 6 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Signature | 101 | 6.43 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 1 1.0% | 6 6.9% | 3 9.9% | 4 13.9% | 3 16.8% | 12 28.7% | 8 36.6% | 11 47.5% | 10 57% | 8 65% | 5 70% | 7 77% | 9 86% | 6 92% | 2 94% | 1 95% | 4 99% | 0 99% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Restored | 55 | 6.46 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 1 1.8% | 2 5.5% | 2 9.1% | 2 12.7% | 5 21.8% | 9 38.2% | 3 43.6% | 5 53% | 2 56% | 5 65% | 5 75% | 3 80% | 3 85% | 3 91% | 0 91% | 2 95% | 0 95% | 0 95% | 0 95% | 0 95% | 0 95% | 3 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Qualified | 17 | 6.09 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 1 5.9% | 4 29.4% | 2 41.2% | 2 53% | 2 65% | 1 71% | 1 76% | 1 82% | 2 94% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| Fantastic Four #53 (1966, Marvel Comics) CGC Universal Grade Distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% 0 10 | 0% 0 9.9 | 0% 3 9.8 | 1% 19 9.6 | 2% 39 9.4 | 3% 67 9.2 | 5% 104 9.0 | 8% 163 8.5 | 8% 167 8.0 | 10% 210 7.5 | 9% 189 7.0 | 8% 166 6.5 | 7% 149 6.0 | 8% 161 5.5 | 8% 162 5.0 | 7% 135 4.5 | 6% 116 4.0 | 4% 84 3.5 | 2% 46 3.0 | 1% 25 2.5 | 0% 9 2.0 | 0% 6 1.8 | 0% 2 1.5 | 0% 4 1.0 | 0% 6 0.5 |
| cgcdata.com, last updated February 24, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||