RENT NOW
$ Pay My Bill
image
Storage Insights
Should you protect your comic book collection using climate controlled storage?
Self Storage 101
July 28, 2024

Comic books are highly collectible and collecting them has evolved from an enjoyable hobby to a very big business.  If they are in pristine condition, they can be extremely valuable.  Therefore, it is not only important to package and prepare your comic books suitably for storage but to store them in an environment where temperature variations and humidity will not affect them. Your best option for a growing collection is to find a secure, reliable storage facility that features climate-controlled storage.

If you follow our suggestions, you’ll be able to easily maintain the value of your collection.

Keep Your Hands Clean

Don’t touch your comic books without first thoroughly washing and drying your hands. This will greatly reduce the likelihood of smudging, soiling, and oil staining.

Protect Your Comic Books

Place individual comic books in polypropylene bags with acid-free packing boards.  The covers protect the comic books from fingerprints, scuffs, and moisture.  Storing the boards inside the bag will keep the comic book stiff and flat and prevent bending and curling of the paper.  For your most valuable comics, think about using Mylar protector sheets.

Use the Correct Storage Boxes

Comic books should be stored in acid-free storage boxes that are specially designed to fit the size and width of your comics. You can find them in long and short sizes.  The long box can hold up to 300 comics and can weigh more than 50 pounds.  The short box can hold 150 to 200 comics and weights approximately 30 pounds. Comics should be stored standing up in these boxes. Most of these boxes open from the top, but some manufacturers make drawer boxes that fit into a thick outer shell and slide out like a drawer.  Though more expensive, these boxes allow for more efficient stacking.  Corrugated cardboard is the most common material for these boxes, but, as with the Mylar protector sheets mentioned above, plastic boxes should be used for your most valuable collections.

Bind Books that You Don’t Plan on Selling

If you don’t plan on selling your comic books, binding volumes together or placing them in a binder is a feasible alternative.  This will reduce the value of your comics, but will make them easier to read, transport, and store.

Choose the Right Climate Controlled Storage Unit and Store Properly

Storing your comic books safely is the key to preserving your collection.  Comics are especially sensitive to light and humidity.  A climate-controlled unit that will guard your collection from temperature fluctuations and humid conditions is your best option.  Because collections from the 1930s to the 1970s are the most valuable and have been stolen in the past, security features like video monitoring, gated access, and, if possible, individually-alarmed units, add extra layers of protection. Never store boxes directly on the floor.  Use shelving, or at least a platform, to keep them several inches off the floor.  Be careful when stacking boxes.  Normal comic book boxes are not built to hold the weight of more than three boxes stacked on top of them.

Storing your comics requires some extra work and time.  However, whether your collection is valuable or not, some additional time spent maintaining it in the best possible condition will bring rewards in both enjoyment and return on your investment.

Recent Insights
Self Storage 101
The Five Best Moving Companies In Houston, Texas
Moving Companies in Houston, Tx Whether it’s across the street or across the country, moving is grueling. If you’re being honest with yourself, moving is stressful, frustrating, painful, and just plain exhausting. You can read all of the tips, tricks, and hacks that you can find, but life will get in the way of this […]
Learn More >
Self Storage 101
The 10 Most Important Questions to Consider When Renting Self Storage
Are you tired of storing your seasonal wardrobe in unused suitcases and your holiday decorations in the trunk of your car? Does your house look like the next episode of “Hoarding: Buried Alive”? If so, you need to give some thought to renting self storage. Self storage can be the solution to your lack of […]
Learn More >
Self Storage 101
Homelessness – Keep Your Self-Storage Facility Safe
Homelessness makes headlines regularly, and it’s not going away any time soon. It’s no longer the “invisible” problem that it once was. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report, “on any given night in 2018, more than half a million people were experiencing homelessness in the United States.” […]
Learn More >
Self Storage 101
Secure Storage for School Organizations
By now most schools are back in session. The kids are settled into a routine, and you can take a deep breath and relax to the sound of…nothing. Yes, you have a few hours of solitude before your day evolves into the after-school mayhem of sports, dance lessons, band practice, and theater.  The fun really […]
Learn More >
Self Storage 101
Kids Off to College? – Gift Yourself a Storage Unit
Your youngest is off to college. You’ve been through this before, and it doesn’t get any easier. Time to start writing that new chapter, and looking for the silver lining. It’s there; you can see it through your tears. The difficult teen years are over; your kids will become independent young adults and you’ll start […]
Learn More >
Categories
All Blogs Antique Car Storage Antique Car Storage | Classic Car Storage | Self Storage | Types of Storage Business Storage Solutions Charity Charity | Christmas | Holidays | Self Storage Charity | Self Storage 101 | Types of Storage | Uncategorized Charity | Self Storage 101 | Uncategorized Christmas Christmas | College Storage | Self Storage | Uncategorized Christmas | Holidays | Organization Tips | Self Storage Christmas | Holidays | Self Storage | Uncategorized Christmas | Self Storage Classic Car Storage Climate Controlled Storage Climate Controlled Storage | Security | Self Storage | Types of Storage Climate Controlled Storage | Self Storage | Types of Storage | Wedding Gown Storage College Storage College Storage | Moving | Organization Tips | Self Storage College Storage | Moving | Security | Self Storage College Storage | Organization Tips | Self Storage Community Organization Document Storage Document Storage | Organization Tips | Self Storage | Storage for Small Businesses | Uncategorized Holidays Holidays | Self Storage Home Staging Home Staging | Organization Tips | Self Storage Hurricane Storage Hurricane Storage | safety | Self Storage Large Appliance Storage Large Appliance Storage | Organization Tips | Self Storage | Uncategorized Moving Moving Tips Moving | Organization Tips Moving | Organization Tips | Self Storage Moving | Organization Tips | Self Storage 101 Moving | Organization Tips | Self Storage 101 | Types of Storage | Uncategorized Moving | Self Storage Moving | Self Storage 101 Organization Tips Organization Tips | Packing Storage Unit | Self Storage Organization Tips | safety | Self Storage Organization Tips | Self Storage Organization Tips | Self Storage 101 Organization Tips | Self Storage | Tiny House Organization Tips | Self Storage | Types of Storage | Wedding Prep Storage Organization Tips | Self Storage | Uncategorized Organization Tips | Storage Humor Packing Storage Unit Packing Storage Unit | safety | Security | Self Storage Packing Storage Unit | Self Storage | Storage for Small Businesses RV & Boat Storage safety safety | Security | Self Storage safety | Security | Self Storage | Types of Storage Seasonal Storage Security Security Features Security | Self Storage Security | Uncategorized Self Storage Self Storage 101 Self Storage 101 | Storage for Small Businesses | Types of Storage Self Storage 101 | Types of Storage Self Storage for Photography Studio Self Storage | Self Storage 101 Self Storage | Self Storage for Photography Studio | Storage for Small Businesses | Types of Storage Self Storage | Storage Humor Self Storage | Valentine's Day | Valentine's Day Gift Storage for Small Businesses Storage Humor Storage Humor | Types of Storage Storage Humor | Uncategorized Storage Tips Tiny House Types of Storage Uncategorized Valentine's Day Valentine's Day Gift Wedding Gown Storage Wedding Prep Storage

info@mystorageplus.com

info@mystorageplus.com