Ungraded vs Grade 6.0 Star Spangled War Stories #45 (1956): price difference
Star Spangled War Stories #45 (1956) value — Ungraded $42 vs Grade 6.0 $213. Grade 6.0 sells for 5.07× Ungraded (+407%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$42→$213
Grade 6.0 sells for 5.07× (+407%) the Ungraded price — a $171 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Star Spangled War Stories #45 (1956), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 6.0 is worth $171 (5.07×) — 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).