Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #59 (1960): price difference
Mad #59 (1960) value — Ungraded $14 vs Grade 8.0 $144. Grade 8.0 sells for 10.29× Ungraded (+929%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 10.29× (+929%) the Ungraded price — a $130 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 6.64× (+564%) the Ungraded price — a $79 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #59 (1960), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $130 (10.29×) — 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).