Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain Marvel Adventures #43 (1945): price difference

Captain Marvel Adventures #43 (1945) value — Ungraded $82 vs Grade 8.0 $214. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.61× Ungraded (+161%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$82eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1952.38× · +138%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2142.61× · +161%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$82$214

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.61× (+161%) the Ungraded price — a $132 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$82$195

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.38× (+138%) the Ungraded price — a $113 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain Marvel Adventures #43 (1945), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $132 (2.61×) — 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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