Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman [Newsstand] #404 (1987): price difference
Batman [Newsstand] #404 (1987) value — Ungraded $13 vs Grade 8.0 $36. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.77× Ungraded (+177%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.77× (+177%) the Ungraded price — a $23 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 2.08× (+108%) the Ungraded price — a $14 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman [Newsstand] #404 (1987), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $23 (2.77×) — 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).