Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Tales #35 (1955): price difference

Strange Tales #35 (1955) value — Ungraded $138 vs Grade 8.0 $814. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.9× Ungraded (+490%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$138eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$2561.86× · +86%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$8145.9× · +490%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$138$814

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.9× (+490%) the Ungraded price — a $676 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$256$814

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.18× (+218%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $558 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Tales #35 (1955), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $676 (5.9×) — 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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