Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Tales #45 (1956): price difference
Strange Tales #45 (1956) value — Ungraded $67 vs Grade 8.0 $2640. Grade 8.0 sells for 39.4× Ungraded (+3840%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 39.4× (+3840%) the Ungraded price — a $2,573 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 7.72× (+672%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $2,298 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Tales #45 (1956), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $2,573 (39.4×) — 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).