Ungraded vs Grade 6.0 Strange Tales #52 (1956): price difference
Strange Tales #52 (1956) value — Ungraded $64 vs Grade 6.0 $732. Grade 6.0 sells for 11.44× Ungraded (+1044%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$64→$732
Grade 6.0 sells for 11.44× (+1044%) the Ungraded price — a $668 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Tales #52 (1956), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 6.0 is worth $668 (11.44×) — 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).