Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain Marvel Adventures #55 (1946): price difference

Captain Marvel Adventures #55 (1946) value — Ungraded $39 vs Grade 8.0 $206. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.28× Ungraded (+428%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$39eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1503.85× · +285%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2065.28× · +428%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$39$206

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.28× (+428%) the Ungraded price — a $167 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$39$150

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.85× (+285%) the Ungraded price — a $111 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain Marvel Adventures #55 (1946), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $167 (5.28×) — 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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