Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Tarzan #36 (1952): price difference

Tarzan #36 (1952) value — Ungraded $13 vs Grade 8.0 $282. Grade 8.0 sells for 21.69× Ungraded (+2069%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$13eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$1088.31× · +731%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$28221.69× · +2069%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$13$282

Grade 8.0 sells for 21.69× (+2069%) the Ungraded price — a $269 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$13$108

Grade 6.0 sells for 8.31× (+731%) the Ungraded price — a $95 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Tarzan #36 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $269 (21.69×) — 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.

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