Ungraded vs Grade 6.0 Detective Comics #1 (1937): price difference
Detective Comics #1 (1937) value — Ungraded $2 vs Grade 6.0 $228000. Grade 6.0 sells for 114,000× Ungraded (+11399900%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$2→$228000
Grade 6.0 sells for 114,000× (+11399900%) the Ungraded price — a $227,998 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #1 (1937), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 6.0 is worth $227,998 (114,000×) — 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).