Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superboy #36 (1954): price difference

Superboy #36 (1954) value — Ungraded $51 vs Grade 8.0 $730. Grade 8.0 sells for 14.31× Ungraded (+1331%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$51eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$2895.67× · +467%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$73014.31× · +1331%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$51$730

Grade 8.0 sells for 14.31× (+1331%) the Ungraded price — a $679 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$51$289

Grade 6.0 sells for 5.67× (+467%) the Ungraded price — a $238 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superboy #36 (1954), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $679 (14.31×) — 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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