Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superboy #31 (1954): price difference

Superboy #31 (1954) value — Ungraded $96 vs Grade 8.0 $1469. Grade 8.0 sells for 15.3× Ungraded (+1430%). Prices updated July 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$96eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$2352.45× · +145%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$146915.3× · +1430%eBay ↗

Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 how we compute values.

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$96$1469

Grade 8.0 sells for 15.3× (+1430%) the Ungraded price — a $1,373 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$235$1469

Grade 8.0 sells for 6.25× (+525%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $1,234 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superboy #31 (1954), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,373 (15.3×) — 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.

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