Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #35 (1957): price difference

Mad #35 (1957) value — Ungraded $31 vs Grade 8.0 $395. Grade 8.0 sells for 12.74× Ungraded (+1174%). Prices updated September 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$31—eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1655.32× · +432%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$39512.74× · +1174%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$31→$395

Grade 8.0 sells for 12.74× (+1174%) the Ungraded price — a $364 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$31→$165

Grade 6.0 sells for 5.32× (+432%) the Ungraded price — a $134 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #35 (1957), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $364 (12.74×) — 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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