Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Image Comics Summer Special #1 (2004): price difference
Image Comics Summer Special #1 (2004) value — Ungraded $25 vs Grade 8.0 $60. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.4× Ungraded (+140%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.4× (+140%) the Ungraded price — a $35 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.14× (+114%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $32 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Image Comics Summer Special #1 (2004), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $35 (2.4×) — 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).