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| Walking Dead #53 | ||
| Image Comics, 10/08 | ||
| Robert Kirkman story | 1st appearance of Sergeant Abraham Ford, | |
| Charlie Adlard cover & art | Rosita Espinosa & Eugene Porter. | |
| Back cover pin-up by Cliff Rathburn. | ||
| 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 | 1,036 | 9.49 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 395 38.1% | 322 69% | 137 82% | 63 89% | 52 94% | 29 96% | 18 98% | 11 99% | 2 99% | 4 100% | 2 100% | 0 100% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Signature | 161 | 9.57 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 66 41.0% | 47 70% | 30 89% | 9 94% | 5 98% | 2 99% | 1 99% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Qualified | 11 | 9.17 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 1 9.1% | 4 45.5% | 2 64% | 2 82% | 1 91% | 0 91% | 0 91% | 0 91% | 0 91% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| Walking Dead #53 (2008, Image Comics) CGC Universal Grade Distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% 0 10 | 0% 0 9.9 | 38% 395 9.8 | 31% 322 9.6 | 13% 137 9.4 | 6% 63 9.2 | 5% 52 9.0 | 3% 29 8.5 | 2% 18 8.0 | 1% 11 7.5 | 0% 2 7.0 | 0% 4 6.5 | 0% 2 6.0 | 0% 0 5.5 | 0% 1 5.0 | 0% 0 4.5 | 0% 0 4.0 | 0% 0 3.5 | 0% 0 3.0 | 0% 0 2.5 | 0% 0 2.0 | 0% 0 1.8 | 0% 0 1.5 | 0% 0 1.0 | 0% 0 0.5 |
| cgcdata.com, last updated September 16, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||