Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superboy #49 (1956): price difference

Superboy #49 (1956) value — Ungraded $80 vs Grade 8.0 $1030. Grade 8.0 sells for 12.88× Ungraded (+1188%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$80eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$3884.85× · +385%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$103012.88× · +1188%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$80$1030

Grade 8.0 sells for 12.88× (+1188%) the Ungraded price — a $950 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$80$388

Grade 6.0 sells for 4.85× (+385%) the Ungraded price — a $308 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superboy #49 (1956), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $950 (12.88×) — 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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