Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Journey into Mystery #72 (1961): price difference

Journey into Mystery #72 (1961) value — Ungraded $43 vs Grade 8.0 $689. Grade 8.0 sells for 16.02× Ungraded (+1502%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$43eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1894.4× · +340%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$68916.02× · +1502%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$43$689

Grade 8.0 sells for 16.02× (+1502%) the Ungraded price — a $646 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$43$189

Grade 6.0 sells for 4.4× (+340%) the Ungraded price — a $146 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Journey into Mystery #72 (1961), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $646 (16.02×) — 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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