Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Swamp Thing #6 (1973): price difference

Swamp Thing #6 (1973) value — Ungraded $12 vs Grade 8.0 $54. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.5× Ungraded (+350%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$12eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$161.33× · +33%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$544.5× · +350%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$12$54

Grade 8.0 sells for 4.5× (+350%) the Ungraded price — a $42 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$16$54

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.38× (+238%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $38 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Swamp Thing #6 (1973), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $42 (4.5×) — 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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