Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #5 (1953): price difference
Mad #5 (1953) value — Ungraded $361 vs Grade 8.0 $1708. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.73× Ungraded (+373%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 4.73× (+373%) the Ungraded price — a $1,347 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.24× (+124%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $945 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #5 (1953), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,347 (4.73×) — 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.
Run the grading break-even math →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).