Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superman #22 (1988): price difference

Superman #22 (1988) value — Ungraded $7 vs Grade 8.0 $20. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.86× Ungraded (+186%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$7eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$162.29× · +129%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$202.86× · +186%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$7$20

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.86× (+186%) the Ungraded price — a $13 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$7$16

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.29× (+129%) the Ungraded price — a $9 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superman #22 (1988), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $13 (2.86×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.

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