Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Silver Surfer #12 (1988): price difference
Silver Surfer #12 (1988) value — Ungraded $4 vs Grade 8.0 $135. Grade 8.0 sells for 33.75× Ungraded (+3275%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 33.75× (+3275%) the Ungraded price — a $131 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 12.27× (+1127%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $124 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Silver Surfer #12 (1988), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $131 (33.75×) — 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).