Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #9 (1937): price difference
Detective Comics #9 (1937) value — Ungraded $4500 vs Grade 8.0 $10800. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.4× Ungraded (+140%). Prices updated August 2026.
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Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$4500→$10800
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.4× (+140%) the Ungraded price — a $6,300 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #9 (1937), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $6,300 (2.4×) — 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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