Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Blue Beetle #18 (1943): price difference
Blue Beetle #18 (1943) value — Ungraded $114 vs Grade 8.0 $750. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.58× Ungraded (+558%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 6.58× (+558%) the Ungraded price — a $636 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 3.37× (+237%) the Ungraded price — a $270 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Blue Beetle #18 (1943), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $636 (6.58×) — 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).