Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superboy #174 (1971): price difference

Superboy #174 (1971) value — Ungraded $6 vs Grade 8.0 $38. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.33× Ungraded (+533%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$6eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$254.17× · +317%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$386.33× · +533%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$6$38

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.33× (+533%) the Ungraded price — a $32 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$6$25

Grade 6.0 sells for 4.17× (+317%) the Ungraded price — a $19 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superboy #174 (1971), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $32 (6.33×) — 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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