Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain Marvel Adventures #8 (1942): price difference

Captain Marvel Adventures #8 (1942) value — Ungraded $256 vs Grade 8.0 $1408. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.5× Ungraded (+450%). Prices updated August 2026.

Rising · +19%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$256eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$6722.63× · +163%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$14085.5× · +450%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$256$1408

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.5× (+450%) the Ungraded price — a $1,152 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$256$672

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.63× (+163%) the Ungraded price — a $416 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain Marvel Adventures #8 (1942), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,152 (5.5×) — 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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