Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Tarzan #78 (1956): price difference

Tarzan #78 (1956) value — Ungraded $9 vs Grade 8.0 $140. Grade 8.0 sells for 15.56× Ungraded (+1456%). Prices updated August 2026.

GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$9eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$606.67× · +567%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$14015.56× · +1456%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$9$140

Grade 8.0 sells for 15.56× (+1456%) the Ungraded price — a $131 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$9$60

Grade 6.0 sells for 6.67× (+567%) the Ungraded price — a $51 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Tarzan #78 (1956), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $131 (15.56×) — 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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Tarzan #78 (1956): Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Price Difference