Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Star Spangled War Stories #74 (1958): price difference
Star Spangled War Stories #74 (1958) value — Ungraded $19 vs Grade 8.0 $131. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.89× Ungraded (+589%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$19→$131
Grade 8.0 sells for 6.89× (+589%) the Ungraded price — a $112 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Star Spangled War Stories #74 (1958), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $112 (6.89×) — 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).