Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Journey into Mystery #4 (1952): price difference

Journey into Mystery #4 (1952) value — Ungraded $552 vs Grade 8.0 $2250. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.08× Ungraded (+308%). Prices updated September 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$552eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$9131.65× · +65%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$22504.08× · +308%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$552$2250

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.08× (+308%) the Ungraded price — a $1,698 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$913$2250

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.46× (+146%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $1,337 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Journey into Mystery #4 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,698 (4.08×) — 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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