Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Pep Comics #54 (1945): price difference
Pep Comics #54 (1945) value — Ungraded $169 vs Grade 8.0 $1020. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.04× Ungraded (+504%). Prices updated August 2026.
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Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$169→$1020
Grade 8.0 sells for 6.04× (+504%) the Ungraded price — a $851 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Pep Comics #54 (1945), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $851 (6.04×) — 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.
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