Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Action Comics #1 (2011): price difference
Action Comics #1 (2011) value — Ungraded $7 vs Grade 8.0 $20. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.86× Ungraded (+186%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.86× (+186%) the Ungraded price — a $13 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.82× (+82%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $9 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Action Comics #1 (2011), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $13 (2.86×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. 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).