Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Superman #4 (1987): price difference

Superman #4 (1987) value — Ungraded $5 vs Grade 8.0 $29. Grade 8.0 sells for 5.8× Ungraded (+480%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$5eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$122.4× · +140%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$295.8× · +480%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$5$29

Grade 8.0 sells for 5.8× (+480%) the Ungraded price — a $24 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$12$29

Grade 8.0 sells for 2.42× (+142%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $17 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Superman #4 (1987), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $24 (5.8×) — 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.

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