Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Batman [Newsstand] #429 (1989): price difference
Batman [Newsstand] #429 (1989) value — Ungraded $9 vs Grade 8.0 $37. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.11× Ungraded (+311%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 4.11× (+311%) the Ungraded price — a $28 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.36× (+236%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $26 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Batman [Newsstand] #429 (1989), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $28 (4.11×) — 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).