Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #118 (1946): price difference
Detective Comics #118 (1946) value — Ungraded $675 vs Grade 8.0 $4320. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.4× Ungraded (+540%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 6.4× (+540%) the Ungraded price — a $3,645 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 3.33× (+233%) the Ungraded price — a $1,575 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #118 (1946), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $3,645 (6.4×) — 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).