Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #5 (1940): price difference

Four Color #5 (1940) value — Ungraded $193 vs Grade 8.0 $807. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.18× Ungraded (+318%). Prices updated August 2026.

Rising · +78%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$193eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$8074.18× · +318%eBay ↗

Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 how we compute values.

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$193$807

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.18× (+318%) the Ungraded price — a $614 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #5 (1940), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $614 (4.18×) — 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.

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