Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Adventure Comics #216 (1955): price difference

Adventure Comics #216 (1955) value — Ungraded $59 vs Grade 8.0 $683. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.58× Ungraded (+1058%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$59eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$2043.46× · +246%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$68311.58× · +1058%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$59$683

Grade 8.0 sells for 11.58× (+1058%) the Ungraded price — a $624 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$59$204

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.46× (+246%) the Ungraded price — a $145 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Adventure Comics #216 (1955), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $624 (11.58×) — 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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