Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #136 (1970): price difference
Mad #136 (1970) value — Ungraded $3 vs Grade 8.0 $31. Grade 8.0 sells for 10.33× Ungraded (+933%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 10.33× (+933%) the Ungraded price — a $28 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 5.33× (+433%) the Ungraded price — a $13 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #136 (1970), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $28 (10.33×) — 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).