Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #190 (1952): price difference
Detective Comics #190 (1952) value — Ungraded $173 vs Grade 8.0 $4080. Grade 8.0 sells for 23.58× Ungraded (+2258%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 23.58× (+2258%) the Ungraded price — a $3,907 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 15.51× (+1451%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $3,817 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #190 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $3,907 (23.58×) — 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).