Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Green Lantern #5 (1942): price difference

Green Lantern #5 (1942) value — Ungraded $443 vs Grade 8.0 $3168. Grade 8.0 sells for 7.15× Ungraded (+615%). Prices updated August 2026.

Falling · -46%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$443eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$26405.96× · +496%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$31687.15× · +615%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$443$3168

Grade 8.0 sells for 7.15× (+615%) the Ungraded price — a $2,725 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$443$2640

Grade 6.0 sells for 5.96× (+496%) the Ungraded price — a $2,197 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Green Lantern #5 (1942), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $2,725 (7.15×) — 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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