Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Tales #137 (1965): price difference
Strange Tales #137 (1965) value — Ungraded $8 vs Grade 8.0 $79. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.88× Ungraded (+888%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 9.88× (+888%) the Ungraded price — a $71 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 8.75× (+775%) the Ungraded price — a $62 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Tales #137 (1965), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $71 (9.88×) — 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).