Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Swamp Thing #4 (1973): price difference

Swamp Thing #4 (1973) value — Ungraded $25 vs Grade 8.0 $92. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.68× Ungraded (+268%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$25—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$502× · +100%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$923.68× · +268%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$25→$92

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.68× (+268%) the Ungraded price — a $67 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$25→$50

Grade 6.0 sells for 2× (+100%) the Ungraded price — a $25 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Swamp Thing #4 (1973), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $67 (3.68×) — 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.

Run the grading break-even math →
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