Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #442 (1952): price difference
Four Color #442 (1952) value — Ungraded $86 vs Grade 8.0 $1369. Grade 8.0 sells for 15.92× Ungraded (+1492%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 15.92× (+1492%) the Ungraded price — a $1,283 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 7.48× (+648%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $1,186 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #442 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,283 (15.92×) — 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).