Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Star Spangled War Stories #40 (1955): price difference
Star Spangled War Stories #40 (1955) value — Ungraded $27 vs Grade 8.0 $227. Grade 8.0 sells for 8.41× Ungraded (+741%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$27→$227
Grade 8.0 sells for 8.41× (+741%) the Ungraded price — a $200 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Star Spangled War Stories #40 (1955), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $200 (8.41×) — 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).