Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Adventures #172 (1965): price difference
Strange Adventures #172 (1965) value — Ungraded $14 vs Grade 8.0 $119. Grade 8.0 sells for 8.5× Ungraded (+750%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 8.5× (+750%) the Ungraded price — a $105 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 4.14× (+314%) the Ungraded price — a $44 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Adventures #172 (1965), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $105 (8.5×) — 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).