Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Fantastic Four #38 (1965): price difference

Fantastic Four #38 (1965) value — Ungraded $26 vs Grade 8.0 $225. Grade 8.0 sells for 8.65× Ungraded (+765%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$26eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$833.19× · +219%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2258.65× · +765%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$26$225

Grade 8.0 sells for 8.65× (+765%) the Ungraded price — a $199 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$26$83

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.19× (+219%) the Ungraded price — a $57 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Fantastic Four #38 (1965), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $199 (8.65×) — 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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