Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #30 (1956): price difference
Mad #30 (1956) value — Ungraded $170 vs Grade 8.0 $650. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.82× Ungraded (+282%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.82× (+282%) the Ungraded price — a $480 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.71× (+171%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $410 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #30 (1956), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $480 (3.82×) — 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).