Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Tarzan #12 (1949): price difference

Tarzan #12 (1949) value — Ungraded $48 vs Grade 8.0 $896. Grade 8.0 sells for 18.67× Ungraded (+1767%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$48eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$581.21× · +21%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$89618.67× · +1767%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$48$896

Grade 8.0 sells for 18.67× (+1767%) the Ungraded price — a $848 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$58$896

Grade 8.0 sells for 15.45× (+1445%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $838 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Tarzan #12 (1949), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $848 (18.67×) — 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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