Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #43 (1958): price difference
Mad #43 (1958) value — Ungraded $22 vs Grade 8.0 $263. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.95× Ungraded (+1095%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 11.95× (+1095%) the Ungraded price — a $241 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 5.14× (+414%) the Ungraded price — a $91 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #43 (1958), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $241 (11.95×) — 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).