Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman #26 (1944): price difference

Batman #26 (1944) value — Ungraded $300 vs Grade 8.0 $7348. Grade 8.0 sells for 24.49× Ungraded (+2349%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$300eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$10623.54× · +254%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$734824.49× · +2349%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$300$7348

Grade 8.0 sells for 24.49× (+2349%) the Ungraded price — a $7,048 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$1062$7348

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.92× (+592%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $6,286 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman #26 (1944), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $7,048 (24.49×) — 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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