Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Police Comics #86 (1949): price difference
Police Comics #86 (1949) value — Ungraded $37 vs Grade 8.0 $370. Grade 8.0 sells for 10× Ungraded (+900%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$37→$370
Grade 8.0 sells for 10× (+900%) the Ungraded price — a $333 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Police Comics #86 (1949), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $333 (10×) — 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).