Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superman #38 (2026): price difference

Superman #38 (2026) value — Ungraded $5 vs Grade 8.0 $11. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.2× Ungraded (+120%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$5eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$71.4× · +40%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$112.2× · +120%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$5$11

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.2× (+120%) the Ungraded price — a $6 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$7$11

Grade 8.0 sells for 1.57× (+57%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $4 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superman #38 (2026), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $6 (2.2×) — 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.

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Superman #38 (2026): Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Price Difference