Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #30 (1956): price difference
Mad #30 (1956) value — Ungraded $205 vs Grade 8.0 $650. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.17× Ungraded (+217%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.17× (+217%) the Ungraded price — a $445 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.11× (+111%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $342 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #30 (1956), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $445 (3.17×) — 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).