Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Detective Comics #37 (1940): price difference

Detective Comics #37 (1940) value — Ungraded $3597 vs Grade 8.0 $48000. Grade 8.0 sells for 13.34× Ungraded (+1234%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$3597eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$292808.14× · +714%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$4800013.34× · +1234%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$3597$48000

Grade 8.0 sells for 13.34× (+1234%) the Ungraded price — a $44,403 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$3597$29280

Grade 6.0 sells for 8.14× (+714%) the Ungraded price — a $25,683 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Detective Comics #37 (1940), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $44,403 (13.34×) — 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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