Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Journey into Mystery #85 (1962): price difference

Journey into Mystery #85 (1962) value — Ungraded $1010 vs Grade 8.0 $11915. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.8× Ungraded (+1080%). Prices updated September 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$1010eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$44504.41× · +341%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$1191511.8× · +1080%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$1010$11915

Grade 8.0 sells for 11.8× (+1080%) the Ungraded price — a $10,905 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$1010$4450

Grade 6.0 sells for 4.41× (+341%) the Ungraded price — a $3,440 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Journey into Mystery #85 (1962), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $10,905 (11.8×) — 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.

Run the grading break-even math →
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