Organizing your collection

You can buy comic boxes for this purposes, which work pretty well. I would suggest keeping them in plastic sleeves to protect from accidental creasing or tearing.

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Mylites and acid-free comic boxes are the way to go. You can always use cheaper bags if they're cheaper books.

I haven't counted, but would imagine 500 easily. That's for the long box. I think you can get short boxes also, though. They're easy for storage, and with the lids on top, you can even stack them if you wish. My main collection is in a large trunk, but I have about 1,500 to 2,000 comics that I keep in boxes and plastic sleeves that I use for swaps.

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I have eight long boxes crammed full and they are a b!tch to move. I strongly recommend getting the shorter comic book boxes. If you get the lids then they'll stack well. The plastic bags AND some thin cardboard back boards are heavily recommended as well. It keeps them in good condition and it keeps them from flopping over or bending.

After years of carting my collection around I've learned not to keep the boxes on the floor either. And basements (especially unfinished basements that might flood or have spiders) are not a good place for the comics. If you're gonna slap them on a table, make sure it can take the weight.

Man... what a pain in the @$$ it is to have floppy comics. ^_^ But I love them dearly. May I ask which titles you have in your current pull list? ^_^

-An

I have accordion folders with a built in elastic to keep them closed, but that's for ones I intend to pull out and read, not for keeping them in good shape.

Definitely the Mylar sleeves. As Chimera says, you certainly want to protect your collection, whether for value or out of love. I'm saddened when I see a great old comic in poor shape from being badly treated.

"The Weed of Crime Bears Bitter Fruit!"

If you plan on keeping them for a collection of some kind, invest in the good bags and boards.

Now, I have a bit over 2.5k worth of comics - all of when are bagged, boarded, and in boxes. A long box will actually only hold about 300-320 (if they have the forementioned protection). I store all of mt older sets and such in the log boxes, while I keep current runs on books I am getting in short boxes for easy access when I get my weekly haul from the LCS.

I use plastic containers that I have added walls to keep the stacks straight.

Definatly use comic book acid free covers.

I have used the containers for years now with good luck. Plus if they are on the floor water and rats cannot get through the plastic easily.

I have over 2500 comics stored this way with no major probelms. And mine range from the late seventies to late ninties.