Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #422 (1952): price difference
Four Color #422 (1952) value — Ungraded $15 vs Grade 8.0 $297. Grade 8.0 sells for 19.8× Ungraded (+1880%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 19.8× (+1880%) the Ungraded price — a $282 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 7.33× (+633%) the Ungraded price — a $95 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #422 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $282 (19.8×) — 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).