Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Police Comics #78 (1948): price difference
Police Comics #78 (1948) value — Ungraded $49 vs Grade 8.0 $1001. Grade 8.0 sells for 20.43× Ungraded (+1943%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 20.43× (+1943%) the Ungraded price — a $952 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 7.14× (+614%) the Ungraded price — a $301 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Police Comics #78 (1948), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $952 (20.43×) — 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).