Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain America #26 (1943): price difference
Captain America #26 (1943) value — Ungraded $1812 vs Grade 8.0 $8839. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.88× Ungraded (+388%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 4.88× (+388%) the Ungraded price — a $7,027 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 2.9× (+190%) the Ungraded price — a $3,438 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain America #26 (1943), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $7,027 (4.88×) — 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.
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).