Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Police Comics #13 (1942): price difference

Police Comics #13 (1942) value — Ungraded $226 vs Grade 8.0 $1200. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.31× Ungraded (+431%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$226eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$3581.58× · +58%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$12005.31× · +431%eBay ↗

Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 how we compute values.

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$226$1200

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.31× (+431%) the Ungraded price — a $974 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$358$1200

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.35× (+235%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $842 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Police Comics #13 (1942), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $974 (5.31×) — 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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Police Comics #13 (1942): Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Price Difference