Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain Marvel Adventures #8 (1942): price difference

Captain Marvel Adventures #8 (1942) value — Ungraded $221 vs Grade 8.0 $1409. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.38× Ungraded (+538%). Prices updated August 2026.

Rising · +19%
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$221eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$6713.04× · +204%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$14096.38× · +538%eBay ↗

Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 how we compute values.

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$221$1409

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.38× (+538%) the Ungraded price — a $1,188 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$221$671

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.04× (+204%) the Ungraded price — a $450 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain Marvel Adventures #8 (1942), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,188 (6.38×) — 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.

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