Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Star Spangled War Stories #4 (1952): price difference
Star Spangled War Stories #4 (1952) value — Ungraded $52 vs Grade 8.0 $1800. Grade 8.0 sells for 34.62× Ungraded (+3362%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$52→$1800
Grade 8.0 sells for 34.62× (+3362%) the Ungraded price — a $1,748 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Star Spangled War Stories #4 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,748 (34.62×) — 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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