Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #3 (1942): price difference

Four Color #3 (1942) value — Ungraded $125 vs Grade 8.0 $935. Grade 8.0 sells for 7.48× Ungraded (+648%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$125eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$4593.67× · +267%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$9357.48× · +648%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$125$935

Grade 8.0 sells for 7.48× (+648%) the Ungraded price — a $810 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$125$459

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.67× (+267%) the Ungraded price — a $334 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #3 (1942), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $810 (7.48×) — 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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