Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Adventures #45 (1954): price difference

Strange Adventures #45 (1954) value — Ungraded $75 vs Grade 8.0 $236. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.15× Ungraded (+215%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$75eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1662.21× · +121%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2363.15× · +215%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$75$236

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.15× (+215%) the Ungraded price — a $161 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$75$166

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.21× (+121%) the Ungraded price — a $91 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Adventures #45 (1954), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $161 (3.15×) — 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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