Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #135 (1948): price difference
Detective Comics #135 (1948) value — Ungraded $333 vs Grade 8.0 $3175. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.53× Ungraded (+853%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 9.53× (+853%) the Ungraded price — a $2,842 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 5.12× (+412%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $2,555 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #135 (1948), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $2,842 (9.53×) — 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).