What is the best way to store comic books?

Comic books are illustrated stories, sometimes in a light, cartoony style and sometimes in a darker, more novel-derived style. Comic books have developed quite a collector culture around them, and as a result, many comic books — especially very old ones, or those from limited print runs — can be a strong investment, returning many times over their original value through the course of their lives. Some old and rare comic books can be worth amazing amounts of money — the first comic book in the Action Comics series, for example, which featured the first appearance of Superman, is worth over half a million US dollars (USD). Given that comic books can be worth such considerable amounts of money, and that a great deal of their worth is based on the condition in which they are kept, it is important to store comic books in such a way that minimal wear and tear occurs. Even for people who aren’t actively pursuing comic books as an investment, but simply as reading matter, it may still be ...  more

Comic books are illustrated stories, sometimes in a light, cartoony style and sometimes in a darker, more novel-derived style. Comic books have developed quite a collector culture around them, and as a result, many comic books — especially very old ones, or those from limited print runs — can be a strong investment, returning many times over their original value through the course of their lives. Some old and rare comic books can be worth amazing amounts of money — the first comic book in the Action Comics series, for example, which featured the first appearance of Superman, is worth over half a million US dollars (USD).  more