Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman #26 (1944): price difference

Batman #26 (1944) value — Ungraded $313 vs Grade 8.0 $7782. Grade 8.0 sells for 24.86× Ungraded (+2386%). Prices updated September 2026.

→ Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$313—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$10773.44× · +244%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$778224.86× · +2386%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$313→$7782

Grade 8.0 sells for 24.86× (+2386%) the Ungraded price — a $7,469 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$1077→$7782

Grade 8.0 sells for 7.23× (+623%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $6,705 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman #26 (1944), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $7,469 (24.86×) — 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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