How to store comics?

[uluru]

Can anyone give me some advice or guidence about how to store comics?

Thanks!

[GotToHaveComics]

No smoke, dark, cool, dry place in a box. Individually bagged (mylar) and boarded.

[sterlingcomics]

I personally like storing my comics in a damp, very humid location. Occasionally I'll leave them in the car in direct sunlight and give them to my dog as a good girl treat.

[OldSchoolTerry]

Don't forget a place that has wide temperature fluctuations, like an attic. Hot, then cold, then hot, then cold...it has to be good....

Seriously, I actually did have most of my reader grade books in my attic for about three years, and when I brought them down to the main floor recently, there did not appear to be any damage whatsoever, except maybe some page yellowing. There was no brittleness, no warping, etc.

I think keeping the books in a favorable environment is better if you can do it, but I think people get really anal about it. I think the main thing is to keep them away from moisture, worrying more about that than temperature fluctuations.

[JMcD]

I store my comics in my mum's room cos its dry, no fumes or smoke and about as cold as a fridge.

[OldSchoolTerry]

Just make sure mum's not reading them....

[kuot-migration]

Store the comics in mylar bags with coated backing boards. Store each lot of comics in a comic box away from walls that face the exterior of the house/apartment. Avoid fluctuating temperature or humidity. Replace the bags & boards every 2-3 years to avoid 'yellowing' the comics.

 

Follow these tips should keep your comics at good conditions for years to come.

[RS]

In a room on the sunny side of my house. With heat lamps like the one from old Mc Donalds baking down on them. PS my highest cgc is a 4.5

[PovertyRow]

In a room on the sunny side of my house. With heat lamps like the one from old Mc Donalds baking down on them.