Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Green Lantern #85 (1971): price difference

Green Lantern #85 (1971) value — Ungraded $79 vs Grade 8.0 $247. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.13× Ungraded (+213%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$79eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1401.77× · +77%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$2473.13× · +213%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$79$247

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.13× (+213%) the Ungraded price — a $168 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$79$140

Grade 6.0 sells for 1.77× (+77%) the Ungraded price — a $61 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Green Lantern #85 (1971), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $168 (3.13×) — 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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