Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #43 (1958): price difference
Mad #43 (1958) value — Ungraded $24 vs Grade 8.0 $221. Grade 8.0 sells for 9.21× Ungraded (+821%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 9.21× (+821%) the Ungraded price — a $197 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 3.96× (+296%) the Ungraded price — a $71 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #43 (1958), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $197 (9.21×) — 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).