Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Alien [Young] #1 (2021): price difference
Alien [Young] #1 (2021) value — Ungraded $16 vs Grade 8.0 $22. Grade 8.0 sells for 1.38× Ungraded (+38%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 1.38× (+38%) the Ungraded price — a $6 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.19× (+19%) the Ungraded price — a $3 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Alien [Young] #1 (2021), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $6 (1.38×) — 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.
Run the grading break-even math →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).