Ungraded vs Grade 6.0 Four Color #1221 (1961): price difference
Four Color #1221 (1961) value — Ungraded $29 vs Grade 6.0 $51. Grade 6.0 sells for 1.76× Ungraded (+76%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$29→$51
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.76× (+76%) the Ungraded price — a $22 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #1221 (1961), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 6.0 is worth $22 (1.76×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. 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).