Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #78 (1943): price difference
Detective Comics #78 (1943) value — Ungraded $257 vs Grade 8.0 $9179. Grade 8.0 sells for 35.72× Ungraded (+3472%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 35.72× (+3472%) the Ungraded price — a $8,922 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 16.02× (+1502%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $8,606 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #78 (1943), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $8,922 (35.72×) — 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).