Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Journey into Mystery #87 (1962): price difference

Journey into Mystery #87 (1962) value — Ungraded $97 vs Grade 8.0 $950. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.79× Ungraded (+879%). Prices updated September 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$97eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$3803.92× · +292%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$9509.79× · +879%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$97$950

Grade 8.0 sells for 9.79× (+879%) the Ungraded price — a $853 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$97$380

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.92× (+292%) the Ungraded price — a $283 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Journey into Mystery #87 (1962), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $853 (9.79×) — 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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