Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain Marvel Adventures #38 (1944): price difference

Captain Marvel Adventures #38 (1944) value — Ungraded $99 vs Grade 8.0 $263. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.66× Ungraded (+166%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$99eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1591.61× · +61%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2632.66× · +166%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$99$263

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.66× (+166%) the Ungraded price — a $164 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$159$263

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.65× (+65%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $104 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain Marvel Adventures #38 (1944), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $164 (2.66×) — 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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