Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #46 (1959): price difference
Mad #46 (1959) value — Ungraded $17 vs Grade 8.0 $145. Grade 8.0 sells for 8.53× Ungraded (+753%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 8.53× (+753%) the Ungraded price — a $128 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.92× (+292%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $108 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #46 (1959), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $128 (8.53×) — 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).