Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 What If? #40 (1992): price difference
What If? #40 (1992) value — Ungraded $4 vs Grade 8.0 $72. Grade 8.0 sells for 18× Ungraded (+1700%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 18× (+1700%) the Ungraded price — a $68 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 6.55× (+555%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $61 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On What If? #40 (1992), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $68 (18×) — 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 →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).