Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Adventure Comics #226 (1956): price difference

Adventure Comics #226 (1956) value — Ungraded $50 vs Grade 8.0 $306. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.12× Ungraded (+512%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$50eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1192.38× · +138%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$3066.12× · +512%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$50$306

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.12× (+512%) the Ungraded price — a $256 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$119$306

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.57× (+157%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $187 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Adventure Comics #226 (1956), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $256 (6.12×) — 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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