Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 New Mutants #97 (1991): price difference
New Mutants #97 (1991) value — Ungraded $5 vs Grade 8.0 $55. Grade 8.0 sells for 11× Ungraded (+1000%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 11× (+1000%) the Ungraded price — a $50 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 4.23× (+323%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $42 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On New Mutants #97 (1991), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $50 (11×) — 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).