Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #70 (1942): price difference

Detective Comics #70 (1942) value — Ungraded $498 vs Grade 8.0 $3904. Grade 8.0 sells for 7.84× Ungraded (+684%). Prices updated August 2026.

Falling · -16%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$498eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$20004.02× · +302%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$39047.84× · +684%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$498$3904

Grade 8.0 sells for 7.84× (+684%) the Ungraded price — a $3,406 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$498$2000

Grade 6.0 sells for 4.02× (+302%) the Ungraded price — a $1,502 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #70 (1942), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $3,406 (7.84×) — 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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