Ungraded vs Grade 6.0 Detective Comics #74 (1943): price difference

Detective Comics #74 (1943) value — Ungraded $427 vs Grade 6.0 $776. Grade 6.0 sells for 1.82× Ungraded (+82%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$427eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$7761.82× · +82%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$427$776

Grade 6.0 sells for 1.82× (+82%) the Ungraded price — a $349 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #74 (1943), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 6.0 is worth $349 (1.82×) — 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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