Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #128 (1947): price difference

Detective Comics #128 (1947) value — Ungraded $486 vs Grade 8.0 $2656. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.47× Ungraded (+447%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$486eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$13202.72× · +172%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$26565.47× · +447%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$486$2656

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.47× (+447%) the Ungraded price — a $2,170 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$486$1320

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.72× (+172%) the Ungraded price — a $834 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #128 (1947), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $2,170 (5.47×) — 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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