Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Journey into Mystery #89 (1963): price difference

Journey into Mystery #89 (1963) value — Ungraded $252 vs Grade 8.0 $1647. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.54× Ungraded (+554%). Prices updated September 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$252eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$7963.16× · +216%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$16476.54× · +554%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$252$1647

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.54× (+554%) the Ungraded price — a $1,395 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$252$796

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.16× (+216%) the Ungraded price — a $544 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Journey into Mystery #89 (1963), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,395 (6.54×) — 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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