Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Archie #21 (1946): price difference
Archie #21 (1946) value — Ungraded $66 vs Grade 8.0 $1496. Grade 8.0 sells for 22.67× Ungraded (+2167%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 22.67× (+2167%) the Ungraded price — a $1,430 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 7.64× (+664%) the Ungraded price — a $438 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Archie #21 (1946), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,430 (22.67×) — 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.
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).