Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Mad #52 (1960): price difference
Mad #52 (1960) value — Ungraded $18 vs Grade 8.0 $203. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.28× Ungraded (+1028%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 11.28× (+1028%) the Ungraded price — a $185 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 4.94× (+394%) the Ungraded price — a $71 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Mad #52 (1960), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $185 (11.28×) — 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).