Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #1028 (1959): price difference
Four Color #1028 (1959) value — Ungraded $50 vs Grade 8.0 $335. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.7× Ungraded (+570%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 6.7× (+570%) the Ungraded price — a $285 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 5.58× (+458%) the Ungraded price — a $229 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #1028 (1959), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $285 (6.7×) — 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).