Protecting Trade Paperbacks?

BuffDaddyBill · Post by **BuffDaddyBill** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:58 pm

Even though I have been collecting comics off and on since I was six, I just started dabbling in the trades. Is there any certain way to protect them? I have three little kids, so just leaving them on a bookcase to display is not a good idea for me. Are there special bags and boards made for trades? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Lord Shaper · Post by **Lord Shaper** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:35 pm

I used to use the silver age bags for my trades before I had a bookcase that I could get them all on.

Some of the other ones wouldn't fit tho but I had them in the boxes with my issues.

Webhead · Post by **Webhead** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:50 pm

DITTO on the silver age bags. My LCS places all the trades in these bags to help protect them while they sit on the shelves.

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:14 am

I used to bag my trades, but I don't any more (but I don't have any little kids or pets in the house any more either, so I can understand someone who does.....)

Some trades will fit in a silver age bag, but some are too big for that. For the larger trades, you may need to move up to:

* Magazine bags - I used to put all my Marvel & Warren mags (like Savage Sword of Conan & Vampirella) & Graphic Novels into these. 8 7/8" x 11"
http://www.comicsupply.com/product_info ... s_id=41086

* Treasury bags - These were made to hold those GIANT Marvel & DC Treasury Edition comics. I can't seem to find an on-line retailer that has these for a decent price, but I found one with "Life Magazine" bags that are 11 1/8" x 15 1/8" (even better, as treasury bags are 10-3/8 x 14-1/4)
http://www.comicsupply.com/product_info ... s_id=41089

Lord Shaper · Post by **Lord Shaper** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:01 pm

Webhead wrote:DITTO on the silver age bags. My LCS places all the trades in these bags to help protect them while they sit on the shelves.

My store does the same thing and i remembered asking them what bags they used.

The biggest trade that could be put into one that I saw was The Original Crow series.

Webhead · Post by **Webhead** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:21 pm

Lord Shaper wrote:
Webhead wrote:DITTO on the silver age bags. My LCS places all the trades in these bags to help protect them while they sit on the shelves.
My store does the same thing and i remembered asking them what bags they used.

The biggest trade that could be put into one that I saw was The Original Crow series.

I've seen my LCS put some Essentials in bags, they a a pain to get in and out when they are that size.

IanG · Post by **IanG** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:09 pm

What is the best way for trades to sit on a shelf, vertical or horizontal? Should they be tight up against a bookend? I've been buying a lot of trades lately and I would like to come back to read these some years down the road. I've noticed some of my paperback books will start to bend after some years vertical on a shelf.