Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Star Spangled War Stories #85 (1959): price difference
Star Spangled War Stories #85 (1959) value — Ungraded $88 vs Grade 8.0 $777. Grade 8.0 sells for 8.83× Ungraded (+783%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 8.83× (+783%) the Ungraded price — a $689 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 4.63× (+363%) the Ungraded price — a $319 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Star Spangled War Stories #85 (1959), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $689 (8.83×) — 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).