Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #87 (1964): price difference
Mad #87 (1964) value — Ungraded $7 vs Grade 8.0 $64. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.14× Ungraded (+814%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 9.14× (+814%) the Ungraded price — a $57 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 4.43× (+343%) the Ungraded price — a $24 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #87 (1964), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $57 (9.14×) — 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).