Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #9 (1942): price difference
Four Color #9 (1942) value — Ungraded $600 vs Grade 8.0 $8100. Grade 8.0 sells for 13.5× Ungraded (+1250%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 13.5× (+1250%) the Ungraded price — a $7,500 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 3.88× (+288%) the Ungraded price — a $1,728 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #9 (1942), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $7,500 (13.5×) — 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).