Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Blue Beetle #5 (1968): price difference
Blue Beetle #5 (1968) value — Ungraded $17 vs Grade 8.0 $111. Grade 8.0 sells for 6.53× Ungraded (+553%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 6.53× (+553%) the Ungraded price — a $94 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 3.83× (+283%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $82 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Blue Beetle #5 (1968), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $94 (6.53×) — 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).