Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Star Spangled War Stories #86 (1959): price difference
Star Spangled War Stories #86 (1959) value — Ungraded $63 vs Grade 8.0 $600. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.52× Ungraded (+852%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 9.52× (+852%) the Ungraded price — a $537 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.13× (+213%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $408 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Star Spangled War Stories #86 (1959), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $537 (9.52×) — 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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