Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #74 (1962): price difference

Mad #74 (1962) value — Ungraded $8 vs Grade 8.0 $82. Grade 8.0 sells for 10.25× Ungraded (+925%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$8—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$384.75× · +375%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$8210.25× · +925%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$8→$82

Grade 8.0 sells for 10.25× (+925%) the Ungraded price — a $74 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$8→$38

Grade 6.0 sells for 4.75× (+375%) the Ungraded price — a $30 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #74 (1962), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $74 (10.25×) — 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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