Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Heavy Metal #1 (1977): price difference
Heavy Metal #1 (1977) value — Ungraded $95 vs Grade 8.0 $120. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.26× Ungraded (+26%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.26× (+26%) the Ungraded price — a $25 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.79× (+179%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $77 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Heavy Metal #1 (1977), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $25 (1.26×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. 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).