Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #223 (1955): price difference
Detective Comics #223 (1955) value — Ungraded $68 vs Grade 8.0 $1279. Grade 8.0 sells for 18.81× Ungraded (+1781%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 18.81× (+1781%) the Ungraded price — a $1,211 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 5.96× (+496%) the Ungraded price — a $337 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #223 (1955), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,211 (18.81×) — 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).