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.
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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.
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).