Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Adventure Comics #43 (1939): price difference

Adventure Comics #43 (1939) value — Ungraded $456 vs Grade 8.0 $1673. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.67× Ungraded (+267%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$456eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$8051.77× · +77%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$16733.67× · +267%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$456$1673

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.67× (+267%) the Ungraded price — a $1,217 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$805$1673

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.08× (+108%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $868 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Adventure Comics #43 (1939), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,217 (3.67×) — 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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