Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain Marvel Adventures #9 (1942): price difference

Captain Marvel Adventures #9 (1942) value — Ungraded $153 vs Grade 8.0 $630. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.12× Ungraded (+312%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$153eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$2881.88× · +88%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$6304.12× · +312%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$153$630

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.12× (+312%) the Ungraded price — a $477 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$288$630

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.19× (+119%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $342 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain Marvel Adventures #9 (1942), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $477 (4.12×) — 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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