Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Tales #78 (1960): price difference
Strange Tales #78 (1960) value — Ungraded $56 vs Grade 8.0 $585. Grade 8.0 sells for 10.45× Ungraded (+945%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 10.45× (+945%) the Ungraded price — a $529 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 4.09× (+309%) the Ungraded price — a $173 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Tales #78 (1960), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $529 (10.45×) — 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).