Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Hulk #12 (1978): price difference

Hulk #12 (1978) value — Ungraded $15 vs Grade 8.0 $89. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.93× Ungraded (+493%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$15eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$553.67× · +267%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$895.93× · +493%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$15$89

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.93× (+493%) the Ungraded price — a $74 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$15$55

Grade 6.0 sells for 3.67× (+267%) the Ungraded price — a $40 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Hulk #12 (1978), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $74 (5.93×) — 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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