Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superman #96 (1955): price difference

Superman #96 (1955) value — Ungraded $94 vs Grade 8.0 $605. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.44× Ungraded (+544%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$94—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1431.52× · +52%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$6056.44× · +544%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$94→$605

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.44× (+544%) the Ungraded price — a $511 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$143→$605

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.23× (+323%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $462 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superman #96 (1955), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $511 (6.44×) — 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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