Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Swamp Thing #5 (1973): price difference
Swamp Thing #5 (1973) value — Ungraded $16 vs Grade 8.0 $45. Grade 8.0 sells for 2.81× Ungraded (+181%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 2.81× (+181%) the Ungraded price — a $29 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 2× (+100%) the Ungraded price — a $16 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Swamp Thing #5 (1973), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $29 (2.81×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. 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).