Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Tales #79 (1960): price difference
Strange Tales #79 (1960) value — Ungraded $49 vs Grade 8.0 $610. Grade 8.0 sells for 12.45× Ungraded (+1145%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 12.45× (+1145%) the Ungraded price — a $561 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 4.8× (+380%) the Ungraded price — a $186 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Tales #79 (1960), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $561 (12.45×) — 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).