Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #9 (1940): price difference
Four Color #9 (1940) value — Ungraded $113 vs Grade 8.0 $1424. Grade 8.0 sells for 12.6× Ungraded (+1160%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$113→$1424
Grade 8.0 sells for 12.6× (+1160%) the Ungraded price — a $1,311 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #9 (1940), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,311 (12.6×) — 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).