Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #29 (1956): price difference
Mad #29 (1956) value — Ungraded $36 vs Grade 8.0 $584. Grade 8.0 sells for 16.22× Ungraded (+1522%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 16.22× (+1522%) the Ungraded price — a $548 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 6.56× (+556%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $495 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #29 (1956), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $548 (16.22×) — 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 →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).