Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Tales #77 (1960): price difference

Strange Tales #77 (1960) value — Ungraded $43 vs Grade 8.0 $504. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.72× Ungraded (+1072%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$43eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1673.88× · +288%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$50411.72× · +1072%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$43$504

Grade 8.0 sells for 11.72× (+1072%) the Ungraded price — a $461 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$43$167

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.88× (+288%) the Ungraded price — a $124 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Tales #77 (1960), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $461 (11.72×) — 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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