Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain Marvel Adventures #88 (1948): price difference
Captain Marvel Adventures #88 (1948) value — Ungraded $52 vs Grade 8.0 $180. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.46× Ungraded (+246%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.46× (+246%) the Ungraded price — a $128 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 2.88× (+188%) the Ungraded price — a $98 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain Marvel Adventures #88 (1948), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $128 (3.46×) — 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).