Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #1 (1939): price difference
Four Color #1 (1939) value — Ungraded $996 vs Grade 8.0 $18400. Grade 8.0 sells for 18.47× Ungraded (+1747%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 18.47× (+1747%) the Ungraded price — a $17,404 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 8.89× (+789%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $16,330 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #1 (1939), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $17,404 (18.47×) — 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).