Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #298 (1950): price difference
Four Color #298 (1950) value — Ungraded $10 vs Grade 8.0 $201. Grade 8.0 sells for 20.1× Ungraded (+1910%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 20.1× (+1910%) the Ungraded price — a $191 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 7.5× (+650%) the Ungraded price — a $65 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #298 (1950), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $191 (20.1×) — 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).