Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Iron Man #1 (1968): price difference

Iron Man #1 (1968) value — Ungraded $408 vs Grade 8.0 $1391. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.41× Ungraded (+241%). Prices updated August 2026.

Rising · +14%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$408eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$6871.68× · +68%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$13913.41× · +241%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$408$1391

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.41× (+241%) the Ungraded price — a $983 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$687$1391

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.02× (+102%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $704 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Iron Man #1 (1968), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $983 (3.41×) — 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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