Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 New Mutants [Newsstand] #49 (1987): price difference
New Mutants [Newsstand] #49 (1987) value — Ungraded $2 vs Grade 8.0 $1. Ungraded sells for 2× Grade 8.0 (+100%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 2× (+100%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $1 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On New Mutants [Newsstand] #49 (1987), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $1 (2×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. 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).