Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Adventures #16 (1952): price difference

Strange Adventures #16 (1952) value — Ungraded $124 vs Grade 8.0 $576. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.65× Ungraded (+365%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$124eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1441.16× · +16%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$5764.65× · +365%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$124$576

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.65× (+365%) the Ungraded price — a $452 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$144$576

Grade 8.0 sells for (+300%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $432 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Adventures #16 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $452 (4.65×) — 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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