Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Alpha Flight [Newsstand] #20 (1985): price difference
Alpha Flight [Newsstand] #20 (1985) value — Ungraded $2 vs Grade 8.0 $5. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.5× Ungraded (+150%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.5× (+150%) the Ungraded price — a $3 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Alpha Flight [Newsstand] #20 (1985), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $3 (2.5×) — 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).