Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman #5 (1941): price difference

Batman #5 (1941) value — Ungraded $857 vs Grade 8.0 $9874. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.52× Ungraded (+1052%). Prices updated September 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$857eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$50905.94× · +494%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$987411.52× · +1052%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$857$9874

Grade 8.0 sells for 11.52× (+1052%) the Ungraded price — a $9,017 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$857$5090

Grade 6.0 sells for 5.94× (+494%) the Ungraded price — a $4,233 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman #5 (1941), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $9,017 (11.52×) — 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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