Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #4 (1953): price difference
Mad #4 (1953) value — Ungraded $203 vs Grade 8.0 $1050. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.17× Ungraded (+417%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 5.17× (+417%) the Ungraded price — a $847 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.69× (+169%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $660 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #4 (1953), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $847 (5.17×) — 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).