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Mylar bags vs. regular bags changed how I store my keys
Honestly, I collected comics for almost 9 years before I realized I was storing them all wrong. I used standard plastic bags with no backing board, just folding the flap over and shoving them in a long box. Last summer I pulled out a 1999 issue of Daredevil and the cover had this weird crease from the flap pressure. A buddy at the shop in Austin showed me how a stiff board and a properly sealed mylar bag keeps the spine straight and stops the bag from sagging. I thought it was marketing hype until I saw a 1967 issue he had in mylar, it looked like it came off the press yesterday. Now I'm slowly rebagging my whole run of about 400 issues, which is a weekend project I keep putting off. Has anyone else discovered they were wrecking their books for years without knowing it? What finally tipped you off, a bent corner or a faded cover?
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lisas7811d ago
Oh man, this hits home. My buddy Dave had almost the same thing happen with his Green Lantern run from the 90s. He kept them stacked in regular poly bags for years and when he finally pulled them out, the bottom books had these little dents along the spine from the weight pressing down. A guy at our local shop told him a board plus mylar keeps them from sliding and taking that pressure. He spent like three weekends rebagging everything and said he wished he had done it way sooner.
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