Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Sub-Mariner #1 (1968): price difference

Sub-Mariner #1 (1968) value — Ungraded $124 vs Grade 8.0 $387. Grade 8.0 sells for 3.12× Ungraded (+212%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$124eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$2401.94× · +94%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$3873.12× · +212%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$124$387

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.12× (+212%) the Ungraded price — a $263 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$124$240

Grade 6.0 sells for 1.94× (+94%) the Ungraded price — a $116 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Sub-Mariner #1 (1968), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $263 (3.12×) — 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 →
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