Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain Marvel Adventures #16 (1942): price difference
Captain Marvel Adventures #16 (1942) value — Ungraded $213 vs Grade 8.0 $1320. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.2× Ungraded (+520%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 6.2× (+520%) the Ungraded price — a $1,107 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 3.87× (+287%) the Ungraded price — a $612 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain Marvel Adventures #16 (1942), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,107 (6.2×) — 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.
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).