Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Alpha Flight #18 (1985): price difference
Alpha Flight #18 (1985) value — Ungraded $4 vs Grade 8.0 $115. Grade 8.0 sells for 28.75× Ungraded (+2775%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 28.75× (+2775%) the Ungraded price — a $111 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 10.45× (+945%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $104 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Alpha Flight #18 (1985), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $111 (28.75×) — 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).