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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 8, 2023 6:32:00 GMT -5
I have tried both ways of storing my comics in comic books. Upright in the box-Pros: Standing straight up in the box makes it easier to look through the books Cons: after time , I feel like the books will begin to sag and possibly bend the bottom part of the comic Flat in the box-Pros : no bends Cons:Harder to handle and makes it more likely you will drop the books while looking for a particular title. Plus, I think you get less books inside the box. What do you think ? What have you tried?  |
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 8, 2023 9:07:25 GMT -5
I've tried it both ways over my 50+ years of collecting. Upright is sooo much easier to handle.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2023 9:28:50 GMT -5
Upright with 2 caveats-if you underfill the box, yes they will sag or warp, and if you overfill the box, box can get damaged sliding them in or out. You have to find the happy medium.
Flat-only no bends if nothing moves around inside, but since the stack is smaller than the box itself, there's potential for bends or other damage every time you move the box, and if something is off kilter and not centered it most definitely can get bent. It's mostly managing human error with this method, but there's a lot of potential for human error this way, and unless you put something in there to fill the gap since the books are smaller than the box, they will slide around inside creating more opportunities for damaging books on top of being harder to find things or to add things to the box in any kind of order.
I only do flat if it's a new box or an overflow box that will be less than half full, and then only until there are enough books to fill it more so they can stand upright without potential damage. But in most cases, I will use another type of container (usually a plastic bin) until I can properly fill a comic box.
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Post by MDG on Apr 8, 2023 10:32:32 GMT -5
If the box isn't full enough for the books to stand straight, put a small box of folded piece of corrugated cardboard in the back to fill in the rest, making sure that the backmost book has a good, flat support.
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Post by Confessor on Apr 8, 2023 11:28:26 GMT -5
If the box isn't full enough for the books to stand straight, put a small box of folded piece of corrugated cardboard in the back to fill in the rest, making sure that the backmost book has a good, flat support. I find stuffing the empty portion of a half full comic box with a lot of scrunched up newspaper is a good way to keep the books that are in the box upright. In answer to the OP's question, I've only ever stored them upright in comic boxes. Never laying flat. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2023 11:53:31 GMT -5
Bag and board, upright. They've got the support they need and you aren't putting weight on comics at the bottom of a stack.
No boards, flat but alternate the direction of small groups as you stack them so the spines aren't all stacked in the same direction.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2023 12:14:22 GMT -5
The other way I do it is for file cabinet drawers, and in that situation, they are "upright" but with a landscape rather than portrait orientation, i.e. the comics are turned 90 degrees in the drawer  so still filed upright, but with the spines up so they aren't damaged when the drawer is opened or closed. -M |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Apr 8, 2023 13:59:01 GMT -5
The other way I do it is for file cabinet drawers, and in that situation, they are "upright" but with a landscape rather than portrait orientation, i.e. the comics are turned 90 degrees in the drawer (...) That's the way I store mine: I keep them in a plastic storage box and that's the only way they fit. Here is the sum total of my floppy comics - slightly more than what would fit into a standard short box I think... |
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Post by Prince Hal on Apr 8, 2023 14:04:11 GMT -5
Flat, like this...  Advantages: I can see them all just by scuffing them with my feet; I know immediately what issues I have just by looking down; also, no need for those damned bags; you don't slip as much on the covers. Disadvantage: You can only have as many comics as you have square feet in our house or apartment. |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Apr 8, 2023 14:52:26 GMT -5
(...) Disadvantage: You can only have as many comics as you have square feet in our house or apartment. Well, once you run out of floor space, I'll take the really crappy comics off your hands. You know, stuff like all of those Batmans, Daredevils and Hulks, and the those particularly awful issues of Spiderman and Agent of SHIELD I see there... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2023 14:54:39 GMT -5
Flat, like this... Advantages: I can see them all just by scuffing them with my feet; I know immediately what issues I have just by looking down; also, no need for those damned bags; you don't slip as much on the covers. Disadvantage: You can only have as many comics as you have square feet in our house or apartment. Nah, just keep stacking them up so you can go swimming in them like Scrooge into his money bin. -M |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2023 15:38:12 GMT -5
I use both methods. But when stacked 'flat' I don't go too high as it's a nuisance to dig out a book at the lower end.
I don't pay any attention to those who say books must not be stored flat, shut your piehole, I have books stored flat for 25 years and they look perfect. I just turn every 2nd or 3rd copy around.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 8, 2023 15:45:04 GMT -5
I just throw them in a pile in a corner or closet.
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Post by Prince Hal on Apr 8, 2023 15:50:48 GMT -5
I just throw them in a pile in a corner or closet. Wish I had a closet... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2023 18:19:38 GMT -5
The other way I do it is for file cabinet drawers, and in that situation, they are "upright" but with a landscape rather than portrait orientation, i.e. the comics are turned 90 degrees in the drawer so still filed upright, but with the spines up so they aren't damaged when the drawer is opened or closed. -M This is perfect! |
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