Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #2 (1939): price difference

Four Color #2 (1939) value — Ungraded $242 vs Grade 8.0 $2434. Grade 8.0 sells for 10.06× Ungraded (+906%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$242eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$10804.46× · +346%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$243410.06× · +906%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$242$2434

Grade 8.0 sells for 10.06× (+906%) the Ungraded price — a $2,192 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$242$1080

Grade 6.0 sells for 4.46× (+346%) the Ungraded price — a $838 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #2 (1939), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $2,192 (10.06×) — 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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