Ungraded vs Grade 6.0 Captain Marvel Adventures #142 (1953): price difference
Captain Marvel Adventures #142 (1953) value — Ungraded $65 vs Grade 6.0 $113. Grade 6.0 sells for 1.74× Ungraded (+74%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$65→$113
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.74× (+74%) the Ungraded price — a $48 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain Marvel Adventures #142 (1953), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 6.0 is worth $48 (1.74×) — 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).