Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superman #101 (1955): price difference

Superman #101 (1955) value — Ungraded $79 vs Grade 8.0 $636. Grade 8.0 sells for 8.05× Ungraded (+705%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$79eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$2142.71× · +171%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$6368.05× · +705%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$79$636

Grade 8.0 sells for 8.05× (+705%) the Ungraded price — a $557 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$214$636

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.97× (+197%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $422 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superman #101 (1955), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $557 (8.05×) — 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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