Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman #23 (1944): price difference

Batman #23 (1944) value — Ungraded $1013 vs Grade 8.0 $5817. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.74× Ungraded (+474%). Prices updated August 2026.

Rising · +70%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$1013eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$23912.36× · +136%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$58175.74× · +474%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$1013$5817

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.74× (+474%) the Ungraded price — a $4,804 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$2391$5817

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.43× (+143%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $3,426 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman #23 (1944), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $4,804 (5.74×) — 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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