Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superman #79 (1952): price difference

Superman #79 (1952) value — Ungraded $124 vs Grade 8.0 $4080. Grade 8.0 sells for 32.9× Ungraded (+3190%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$124eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$3602.9× · +190%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$408032.9× · +3190%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$124$4080

Grade 8.0 sells for 32.9× (+3190%) the Ungraded price — a $3,956 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$360$4080

Grade 8.0 sells for 11.33× (+1033%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $3,720 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superman #79 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $3,956 (32.9×) — 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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