Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #242 (1949): price difference
Four Color #242 (1949) value — Ungraded $45 vs Grade 8.0 $31. Ungraded sells for 1.45× Grade 8.0 (+45%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$31→$45
Ungraded sells for 1.45× (+45%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $14 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #242 (1949), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $14 (1.45×) — 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).