Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 What If? #15 (1979): price difference

What If? #15 (1979) value — Ungraded $5 vs Grade 8.0 $46. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.2× Ungraded (+820%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$5eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$153× · +200%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$469.2× · +820%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$5$46

Grade 8.0 sells for 9.2× (+820%) the Ungraded price — a $41 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$15$46

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.07× (+207%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $31 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On What If? #15 (1979), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $41 (9.2×) — 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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