Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Black Panther [Kirby Sketch] #1 (2018): price difference
Black Panther [Kirby Sketch] #1 (2018) value — Ungraded $58 vs Grade 8.0 $45. Ungraded sells for 1.29× Grade 8.0 (+29%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 1.29× (+29%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $13 difference per comic.
Ungraded sells for 1.53× (+53%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $20 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Black Panther [Kirby Sketch] #1 (2018), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $13 (1.29×) — 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).