Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #14 (1938): price difference
Detective Comics #14 (1938) value — Ungraded $1450 vs Grade 8.0 $16800. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.59× Ungraded (+1059%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 11.59× (+1059%) the Ungraded price — a $15,350 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.53× (+253%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $12,042 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #14 (1938), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $15,350 (11.59×) — 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).