Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #152 (1949): price difference

Detective Comics #152 (1949) value — Ungraded $222 vs Grade 8.0 $1440. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.49× Ungraded (+549%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$222eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$14406.49× · +549%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$222$1440

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.49× (+549%) the Ungraded price — a $1,218 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #152 (1949), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,218 (6.49×) — 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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