Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Defenders [Adams] #1 (2012): price difference
Defenders [Adams] #1 (2012) value — Ungraded $14 vs Grade 8.0 $3. Ungraded sells for 4.67× Grade 8.0 (+367%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 4.67× (+367%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $11 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Defenders [Adams] #1 (2012), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $11 (4.67×) — 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).