Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Tales #6 (1952): price difference
Strange Tales #6 (1952) value — Ungraded $140 vs Grade 8.0 $1528. Grade 8.0 sells for 10.91× Ungraded (+991%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 10.91× (+991%) the Ungraded price — a $1,388 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 8.83× (+783%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $1,355 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Tales #6 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,388 (10.91×) — 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).