Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain Marvel #1 (1968): price difference

Captain Marvel #1 (1968) value — Ungraded $41 vs Grade 8.0 $256. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.24× Ungraded (+524%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$41—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1253.05× · +205%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2566.24× · +524%eBay ↗

Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$41→$256

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.24× (+524%) the Ungraded price — a $215 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$41→$125

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.05× (+205%) the Ungraded price — a $84 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain Marvel #1 (1968), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $215 (6.24×) — 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.

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