Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Spirit #5/10/1942 (1942): price difference
Spirit #5/10/1942 (1942) value — Ungraded $56 vs Grade 8.0 $1594. Grade 8.0 sells for 28.46× Ungraded (+2746%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 28.46× (+2746%) the Ungraded price — a $1,538 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 8.86× (+786%) the Ungraded price — a $440 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Spirit #5/10/1942 (1942), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,538 (28.46×) — 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).