Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Doctor Strange #16 (1976): price difference

Doctor Strange #16 (1976) value — Ungraded $9 vs Grade 8.0 $46. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.11× Ungraded (+411%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Grade 6.0
Ungraded$99× · +800%eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$4646× · +4500%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$9$46

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.11× (+411%) the Ungraded price — a $37 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$1$46

Grade 8.0 sells for 46× (+4500%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $45 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Doctor Strange #16 (1976), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $37 (5.11×) — 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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