Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Alien [Young] #1 (2022): price difference
Alien [Young] #1 (2022) value — Ungraded $61 vs Grade 8.0 $42. Ungraded sells for 1.45× Grade 8.0 (+45%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 1.45× (+45%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $19 difference per comic.
Ungraded sells for 1.74× (+74%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $26 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Alien [Young] #1 (2022), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $19 (1.45×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.
Run the grading break-even math →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).