Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Tarzan #12 (1978): price difference

Tarzan #12 (1978) value — Ungraded $7 vs Grade 8.0 $37. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.29× Ungraded (+429%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$7eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$223.14× · +214%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$375.29× · +429%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$7$37

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.29× (+429%) the Ungraded price — a $30 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$7$22

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.14× (+214%) the Ungraded price — a $15 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Tarzan #12 (1978), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $30 (5.29×) — 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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Tarzan #12 (1978): Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Price Difference