Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #1098 (1960): price difference
Four Color #1098 (1960) value — Ungraded $8 vs Grade 8.0 $124. Grade 8.0 sells for 15.5× Ungraded (+1450%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 15.5× (+1450%) the Ungraded price — a $116 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 5.63× (+463%) the Ungraded price — a $37 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #1098 (1960), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $116 (15.5×) — 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).