Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #82 (1943): price difference
Detective Comics #82 (1943) value — Ungraded $476 vs Grade 8.0 $1170. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.46× Ungraded (+146%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.46× (+146%) the Ungraded price — a $694 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.7× (+70%) the Ungraded price — a $331 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #82 (1943), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $694 (2.46×) — 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.
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).