Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #178 (1947): price difference
Four Color #178 (1947) value — Ungraded $305 vs Grade 8.0 $3110. Grade 8.0 sells for 10.2× Ungraded (+920%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 10.2× (+920%) the Ungraded price — a $2,805 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 3.43× (+243%) the Ungraded price — a $740 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #178 (1947), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $2,805 (10.2×) — 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).