Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superboy #85 (1960): price difference

Superboy #85 (1960) value — Ungraded $12 vs Grade 8.0 $134. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.17× Ungraded (+1017%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$12eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$665.5× · +450%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$13411.17× · +1017%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$12$134

Grade 8.0 sells for 11.17× (+1017%) the Ungraded price — a $122 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$12$66

Grade 6.0 sells for 5.5× (+450%) the Ungraded price — a $54 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superboy #85 (1960), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $122 (11.17×) — 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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