Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #22 (1955): price difference
Mad #22 (1955) value — Ungraded $72 vs Grade 8.0 $349. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.85× Ungraded (+385%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 4.85× (+385%) the Ungraded price — a $277 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 3.61× (+261%) the Ungraded price — a $188 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #22 (1955), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $277 (4.85×) — 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).