Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Four Color #1043 (1959): price difference
Four Color #1043 (1959) value — Ungraded $26 vs Grade 8.0 $249. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.58× Ungraded (+858%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 9.58× (+858%) the Ungraded price — a $223 difference per comic.
Grade 8.0 sells for 4.98× (+398%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $199 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Four Color #1043 (1959), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $223 (9.58×) — 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).