Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #39 (1944): price difference
Four Color #39 (1944) value — Ungraded $11 vs Grade 8.0 $290. Grade 8.0 sells for 26.36× Ungraded (+2536%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 26.36× (+2536%) the Ungraded price — a $279 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 11.45× (+1045%) the Ungraded price — a $115 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #39 (1944), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $279 (26.36×) — 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).