Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #52 (1944): price difference

Four Color #52 (1944) value — Ungraded $42 vs Grade 8.0 $177. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.21× Ungraded (+321%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$42eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1483.52× · +252%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$1774.21× · +321%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$42$177

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.21× (+321%) the Ungraded price — a $135 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$42$148

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.52× (+252%) the Ungraded price — a $106 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #52 (1944), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $135 (4.21×) — 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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