Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Star Spangled War Stories #88 (1959): price difference
Star Spangled War Stories #88 (1959) value — Ungraded $104 vs Grade 8.0 $1131. Grade 8.0 sells for 10.88× Ungraded (+988%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 10.88× (+988%) the Ungraded price — a $1,027 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.76× (+276%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $830 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Star Spangled War Stories #88 (1959), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,027 (10.88×) — 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).