Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Adventure Comics #170 (1951): price difference

Adventure Comics #170 (1951) value — Ungraded $118 vs Grade 8.0 $379. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.21× Ungraded (+221%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$118eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1381.17× · +17%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$3793.21× · +221%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$118$379

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.21× (+221%) the Ungraded price — a $261 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$138$379

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.75× (+175%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $241 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Adventure Comics #170 (1951), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $261 (3.21×) — 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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