Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #189 (1948): price difference
Four Color #189 (1948) value — Ungraded $108 vs Grade 8.0 $2128. Grade 8.0 sells for 19.7× Ungraded (+1870%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 19.7× (+1870%) the Ungraded price — a $2,020 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 8.06× (+706%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $1,864 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #189 (1948), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $2,020 (19.7×) — 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).