Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Defenders [35 Cent ] #48 (1977): price difference
Defenders [35 Cent ] #48 (1977) value — Ungraded $65 vs Grade 8.0 $81. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.25× Ungraded (+25%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.25× (+25%) the Ungraded price — a $16 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.15× (+15%) the Ungraded price — a $10 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Defenders [35 Cent ] #48 (1977), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $16 (1.25×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. 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).