Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Adventure Comics #87 (1943): price difference

Adventure Comics #87 (1943) value — Ungraded $290 vs Grade 8.0 $863. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.98× Ungraded (+198%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$290eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$4081.41× · +41%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$8632.98× · +198%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$290$863

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.98× (+198%) the Ungraded price — a $573 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$408$863

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.12× (+112%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $455 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Adventure Comics #87 (1943), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $573 (2.98×) — 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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