Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superman #4 (1987): price difference

Superman #4 (1987) value — Ungraded $6 vs Grade 8.0 $29. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.83× Ungraded (+383%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$6eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$122× · +100%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$294.83× · +383%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$6$29

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.83× (+383%) the Ungraded price — a $23 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$12$29

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.42× (+142%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $17 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superman #4 (1987), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $23 (4.83×) — 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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