Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Journey into Mystery #45 (1957): price difference

Journey into Mystery #45 (1957) value — Ungraded $39 vs Grade 8.0 $645. Grade 8.0 sells for 16.54× Ungraded (+1554%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$39eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$53813.79× · +1279%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$64516.54× · +1554%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$39$645

Grade 8.0 sells for 16.54× (+1554%) the Ungraded price — a $606 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$39$538

Grade 6.0 sells for 13.79× (+1279%) the Ungraded price — a $499 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Journey into Mystery #45 (1957), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $606 (16.54×) — 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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Journey into Mystery #45 (1957): Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Price Difference