Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Fantastic Four #38 (1965): price difference

Fantastic Four #38 (1965) value — Ungraded $25 vs Grade 8.0 $220. Grade 8.0 sells for 8.8× Ungraded (+780%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$25eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$833.32× · +232%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2208.8× · +780%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$25$220

Grade 8.0 sells for 8.8× (+780%) the Ungraded price — a $195 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$25$83

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.32× (+232%) the Ungraded price — a $58 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Fantastic Four #38 (1965), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $195 (8.8×) — 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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