Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain Marvel Adventures #61 (1946): price difference

Captain Marvel Adventures #61 (1946) value — Ungraded $96 vs Grade 8.0 $260. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.71× Ungraded (+171%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$96eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1061.1× · +10%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2602.71× · +171%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$96$260

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.71× (+171%) the Ungraded price — a $164 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$106$260

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.45× (+145%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $154 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain Marvel Adventures #61 (1946), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $164 (2.71×) — 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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