Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Tarzan #38 (1952): price difference

Tarzan #38 (1952) value — Ungraded $14 vs Grade 8.0 $226. Grade 8.0 sells for 16.14× Ungraded (+1514%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$14eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$876.21× · +521%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$22616.14× · +1514%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$14$226

Grade 8.0 sells for 16.14× (+1514%) the Ungraded price — a $212 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$14$87

Grade 6.0 sells for 6.21× (+521%) the Ungraded price — a $73 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Tarzan #38 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $212 (16.14×) — 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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