Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #318 (1963): price difference
Detective Comics #318 (1963) value — Ungraded $74 vs Grade 8.0 $240. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.24× Ungraded (+224%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.24× (+224%) the Ungraded price — a $166 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 1.97× (+97%) the Ungraded price — a $72 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #318 (1963), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $166 (3.24×) — 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).