Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #26 (1955): price difference

Mad #26 (1955) value — Ungraded $45 vs Grade 8.0 $625. Grade 8.0 sells for 13.89× Ungraded (+1289%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$45—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$2525.6× · +460%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$62513.89× · +1289%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$45→$625

Grade 8.0 sells for 13.89× (+1289%) the Ungraded price — a $580 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$45→$252

Grade 6.0 sells for 5.6× (+460%) the Ungraded price — a $207 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #26 (1955), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $580 (13.89×) — 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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