Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Spawn [Newsstand] #42 (1996): price difference
Spawn [Newsstand] #42 (1996) value — Ungraded $11 vs Grade 8.0 $21. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.91× Ungraded (+91%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.91× (+91%) the Ungraded price — a $10 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.45× (+45%) the Ungraded price — a $5 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Spawn [Newsstand] #42 (1996), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $10 (1.91×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. 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).