Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Tarzan #1 (1948): price difference

Tarzan #1 (1948) value — Ungraded $216 vs Grade 8.0 $1853. Grade 8.0 sells for 8.58× Ungraded (+758%). Prices updated August 2026.

Rising · +72%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$216eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$15447.15× · +615%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$18538.58× · +758%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$216$1853

Grade 8.0 sells for 8.58× (+758%) the Ungraded price — a $1,637 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$216$1544

Grade 6.0 sells for 7.15× (+615%) the Ungraded price — a $1,328 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Tarzan #1 (1948), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,637 (8.58×) — 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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