Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #487 (1979): price difference
Detective Comics #487 (1979) value — Ungraded $13 vs Grade 8.0 $42. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.23× Ungraded (+223%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.23× (+223%) the Ungraded price — a $29 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 2.69× (+169%) the Ungraded price — a $22 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #487 (1979), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $29 (3.23×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. 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).