Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Alpha Flight #5 (1983): price difference
Alpha Flight #5 (1983) value — Ungraded $2 vs Grade 8.0 $43. Grade 8.0 sells for 21.5× Ungraded (+2050%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 21.5× (+2050%) the Ungraded price — a $41 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 6× (+500%) the Ungraded price — a $10 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Alpha Flight #5 (1983), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $41 (21.5×) — if your copy grades at the top, that premium can cover the fee. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.
Run the grading break-even math →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).