Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman #12 (1942): price difference

Batman #12 (1942) value — Ungraded $825 vs Grade 8.0 $6959. Grade 8.0 sells for 8.44× Ungraded (+744%). Prices updated August 2026.

Rising · +90%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$825eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$22762.76× · +176%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$69598.44× · +744%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$825$6959

Grade 8.0 sells for 8.44× (+744%) the Ungraded price — a $6,134 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$2276$6959

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.06× (+206%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $4,683 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman #12 (1942), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $6,134 (8.44×) — 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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