Ungraded vs Grade 6.0 Detective Comics #142 (1948): price difference
Detective Comics #142 (1948) value — Ungraded $531 vs Grade 6.0 $3525. Grade 6.0 sells for 6.64× Ungraded (+564%). Prices updated August 2026.
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Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$531→$3525
Grade 6.0 sells for 6.64× (+564%) the Ungraded price — a $2,994 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 $2,994 (6.64×) — 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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