Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Adventures #156 (1963): price difference

Strange Adventures #156 (1963) value — Ungraded $8 vs Grade 8.0 $139. Grade 8.0 sells for 17.38× Ungraded (+1638%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$8eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$394.88× · +388%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$13917.38× · +1638%eBay ↗

Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 how we compute values.

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$8$139

Grade 8.0 sells for 17.38× (+1638%) the Ungraded price — a $131 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$8$39

Grade 6.0 sells for 4.88× (+388%) the Ungraded price — a $31 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Adventures #156 (1963), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $131 (17.38×) — 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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