Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Police Comics #42 (1945): price difference
Police Comics #42 (1945) value — Ungraded $85 vs Grade 8.0 $139. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.64× Ungraded (+64%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$85→$139
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.64× (+64%) the Ungraded price — a $54 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Police Comics #42 (1945), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $54 (1.64×) — 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).