Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Alien [Young] #1 (2022): price difference
Alien [Young] #1 (2022) value — Ungraded $51 vs Grade 8.0 $36. Ungraded sells for 1.42× Grade 8.0 (+42%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 1.42× (+42%) the Grade 8.0 price — a $15 difference per comic.
Ungraded sells for 1.7× (+70%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $21 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Alien [Young] #1 (2022), the jump from Grade 8.0 to Ungraded is worth $15 (1.42×) — 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).