Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 G.I. Combat #44 (1957): price difference
G.I. Combat #44 (1957) value — Ungraded $178 vs Grade 8.0 $956. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.37× Ungraded (+437%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 5.37× (+437%) the Ungraded price — a $778 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.49× (+249%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $682 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On G.I. Combat #44 (1957), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $778 (5.37×) — 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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