Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 What If? #22 (1980): price difference
What If? #22 (1980) value — Ungraded $6 vs Grade 8.0 $41. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.83× Ungraded (+583%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 6.83× (+583%) the Ungraded price — a $35 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 3.5× (+250%) the Ungraded price — a $15 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On What If? #22 (1980), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $35 (6.83×) — 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).