Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Strange Adventures #21 (1952): price difference

Strange Adventures #21 (1952) value — Ungraded $179 vs Grade 8.0 $299. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.67× Ungraded (+67%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$179eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2991.67× · +67%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$179$299

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.67× (+67%) the Ungraded price — a $120 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Strange Adventures #21 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $120 (1.67×) — 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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