Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Action Comics #40 (1941): price difference
Action Comics #40 (1941) value — Ungraded $499 vs Grade 8.0 $8963. Grade 8.0 sells for 17.96× Ungraded (+1696%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 17.96× (+1696%) the Ungraded price — a $8,464 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 10.27× (+927%) the Ungraded price — a $4,625 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Action Comics #40 (1941), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $8,464 (17.96×) — 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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