Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Hulk #26 (1981): price difference

Hulk #26 (1981) value — Ungraded $14 vs Grade 8.0 $57. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.07× Ungraded (+307%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$14eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$362.57× · +157%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$574.07× · +307%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$14$57

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.07× (+307%) the Ungraded price — a $43 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$14$36

Grade 6.0 sells for 2.57× (+157%) the Ungraded price — a $22 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Hulk #26 (1981), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $43 (4.07×) — 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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