Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Swamp Thing #153 (1995): price difference
Swamp Thing #153 (1995) value — Ungraded $58 vs Grade 8.0 $76. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.31× Ungraded (+31%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.31× (+31%) the Ungraded price — a $18 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.25× (+25%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $15 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Swamp Thing #153 (1995), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $18 (1.31×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.
Run the grading break-even math →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).