Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Action Comics #168 (1952): price difference

Action Comics #168 (1952) value — Ungraded $237 vs Grade 8.0 $1320. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.57× Ungraded (+457%). Prices updated September 2026.

Rising · +19%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$237eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$2881.22× · +22%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$13205.57× · +457%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$237$1320

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.57× (+457%) the Ungraded price — a $1,083 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$288$1320

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.58× (+358%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $1,032 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Action Comics #168 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,083 (5.57×) — 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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