Ungraded vs Grade 6.0 Detective Comics #142 (1948): price difference

Detective Comics #142 (1948) value — Ungraded $552 vs Grade 6.0 $3512. Grade 6.0 sells for 6.36× Ungraded (+536%). Prices updated September 2026.

↘ Falling · -31%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$552—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$35126.36× · +536%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$552→$3512

Grade 6.0 sells for 6.36× (+536%) the Ungraded price — a $2,960 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #142 (1948), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 6.0 is worth $2,960 (6.36×) — 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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