Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Action Comics #65 (1943): price difference

Action Comics #65 (1943) value — Ungraded $400 vs Grade 8.0 $1651. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.13× Ungraded (+313%). Prices updated September 2026.

Rising · +67%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$400eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$13963.49× · +249%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$16514.13× · +313%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$400$1651

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.13× (+313%) the Ungraded price — a $1,251 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$400$1396

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.49× (+249%) the Ungraded price — a $996 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Action Comics #65 (1943), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,251 (4.13×) — 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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