Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #189 (1948): price difference
Four Color #189 (1948) value — Ungraded $89 vs Grade 8.0 $2129. Grade 8.0 sells for 23.92× Ungraded (+2292%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 23.92× (+2292%) the Ungraded price — a $2,040 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 8.06× (+706%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $1,865 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #189 (1948), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $2,040 (23.92×) — 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).