Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #12 (1940): price difference

Four Color #12 (1940) value — Ungraded $173 vs Grade 8.0 $1680. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.71× Ungraded (+871%). Prices updated August 2026.

Falling · -12%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$173eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$16809.71× · +871%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$173$1680

Grade 8.0 sells for 9.71× (+871%) the Ungraded price — a $1,507 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #12 (1940), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,507 (9.71×) — 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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