Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #38 (1940): price difference
Detective Comics #38 (1940) value — Ungraded $15 vs Grade 8.0 $132000. Grade 8.0 sells for 8,800× Ungraded (+879900%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 8,800× (+879900%) the Ungraded price — a $131,985 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 2,988.87× (+298787%) the Ungraded price — a $44,818 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #38 (1940), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $131,985 (8,800×) — 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).