Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Frankenstein #26 (1945): price difference

Frankenstein #26 (1945) value — Ungraded $17 vs Grade 8.0 $412. Grade 8.0 sells for 24.24× Ungraded (+2324%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$17eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1398.18× · +718%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$41224.24× · +2324%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$17$412

Grade 8.0 sells for 24.24× (+2324%) the Ungraded price — a $395 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$17$139

Grade 6.0 sells for 8.18× (+718%) the Ungraded price — a $122 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Frankenstein #26 (1945), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $395 (24.24×) — 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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