Boxes feature doublewalled bottoms with singlewalled box lids holds up to 150 comics 18 x 7. The bottom shelves are about 6 inches off the ground, so if i get water in my basement, i should have time to get the books. Longbox graveyard marvel and dc comics and community. Now, thanks to the collection drawer cos drawerboxes, that same room is my personal library showcasing my collection of over 15,000 comicsall available at the touch of my fingertips. Bag sizes depend on what year your comic book was published. Plastic box of slabbed books, about 20, in 2 mil mylar, 22 lbs. Only have a single long box that ive been planning on binning for years, it being too big to move about when full. Am i really the kind of person who has special comic book boxes. What is the standard size of a comic book from marvel and. These boxes are easy to assemble and are good for shipping items,too. Note that these counts assume an average page count for a comic and filling the box. Needless to say, we were more than a little interested in the new comic book drawerboxes that creator rich vincent was demonstrating at this years san diego comiccon see our photo gallery entry. Ups express boxes are versatile and are used with ups next day air, 2nd day air, and international services. Comic book storage box long heavy duty folded cardboard by.
Forty plus years of comic book collecting left me with a room full of long boxesunmovable and unmanageable. Comic book transport for those of you who are done reading your comic books and dont plan to show them off anytime soon, our storage boxes will provide a sturdy long. Mar 29, 2019 how to size your comic books for proper storage. These long comic storage boxes are industry standard for comic storage and transportation. After a year long hiatus, longbox graveyard enjoyed a month of mostly new content, all revolving around the wonderful holiday of halloween. Long boxes are probably not the right choice unless you have a massive collection and space to spare. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Discover new comics or vintage favorites every month. Most collectors already have their comics in comic boxes, and they are available at most comic book stores.
Im sticking with short boxes for now, since they are cheap and can hold quite a lot of comics, but im also holding out for comiccartel. This will prevent your box from bursting open in transit. This size accommodates comics published since 1990. What is the standard size of a comic book from marvel and dc. While the worlds of watchmen and dc collided in doomsday clock, that crossover wasnt the first time rorschach encountered a justice league member.
Slabbed book regular size is roughly a pound each a smidge under. Short boxes, though, are convenient and affordable for organizing your comic book collection. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide. Basically, a drawerbox is a heavyduty long box which slides into a reinforced shell. Shop our best comic book subscription boxes and monthly graphic novel subscriptions to get a curated crate filled with collectibles, tshirts and toys. Store your comic books in this handy long size comic box.
And it provides for a bit more variety of page layout i think. Comic books in 1938 were definitely of a different size than they are today. The comics are mostly unbagged and mostly from the last 20 years older comics tend to weigh less due to the different paper stock. Long comic book boxes unassembled long comic book storage boxes that hold up to 300 comics. Short and long comic book storage boxes made of corrugated cardboard or plastic make an excellent way to neatly store your bagged and boarded comic books. Use our comic storage boxes in conjunction with our comic book backing boards and comic book bags for all of your current age, silver age and golden age comics. Medium and small boxes are accepted at ups drop box locations. The short comic box features handles that allow you to easily carry. The earliest comic books of the golden age contained 64 pages, enough to support 4 or 5 adventures within their covers. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. Each box can store about 150 comics, depending on the size of the comics. Setting up your comics in filing cabinets the comics herald.
Frequently asked questions the collection drawer co. Jul 19, 2015 a standard modern comic book is 10 and 18 inches by 6 and 58 inches 25. Why do we all keep our comic books in the same, boring white boxes. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Jun 26, 2018 i am 5 years late to the party, but here is what i found by doing what mr. Now, thanks to the collection drawer cos drawerboxes, that same room is my personal library showcasing my collection of over 15,000 comics.
Bcw long comic bin heavy duty plastic comic storage box with. The long comic file cabinet box holds one long comic box and stacks 3 high comic boxes are sold separately. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. We are pleased to offer for sale this comic book storage box long heavy duty folded cardboard by bcw comic storage container. Each long drawerbox holds up to 235 comics with boards and bags and up to 270 comics without. There was a time when i practically gave away my comics for free, but with the move to my smaller secret headquarters complete, and my comics accumulation trimmed down to a taut collection, those days are largely gone. This combination allows you to stack boxes up to six boxes high, while still being able to instantly access any one of the boxes contents without rearranging stacks of heavy comic boxes. From highly collectible novelties, to new issues of comic books. Bcw has a wide range of short and long comic book storage boxes and bins. Product title 5 max pro short colored comic storage boxes holds. Bcw storage boxes fit current or silver age comic books. The short comic storage box is available in white corrugated cardboard, various art prints, white. The bcw short comic book box is made from sturdy white doublethick corrugated cardboard. We also stock comic dividers to keep your collection organized and storfolio boxes.
Bcw offers a variety of cardboard and plastic comic storage boxes. Our goal is to help comic book hobbyists preserve the treasure the have collected over the years. Mar 12, 2009 these dimensions will allow you to have full bleed pages, meaning that you can have images running off the edge of the page. Long box, new style that is thinner, 2 comics per bagboard, 348 comics, 60. We also stock comic dividers to keep your collection organized and storfolio boxes to safely store a few books at a time. Comic storage boxes, commonly referred to as short, long, or magazine boxes. We are the largest comic store in the houston area. This long box for comic book storage can hold 200225 comics. Our bags hold size and thickness tolerances and come in printed outer. Note that these counts assume an average page count for a comic and filling the box with 12 of open space. Shipping boxes and shipping tubes ups united states. Long or short comic book storage boxes and box dividers. Each comic book storage box holds approximately 150 bagged and boarded comics. Cbr exclusives long before doomsday clock, there was another watchmendc crossover.
Comic book inspired artwork box stackable singlewall, corrugated cardboard box holds 100125 comic books note. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book. Prepping my new filing cabinets for comic books and i just thought id share my way of setting them up. Colored short comic storage box holds 150175 comic books. Boxes feature double walled bottoms with singlewalled box lids. Comic book long box subscribed to a channel 1 year ago jason mraz channel. Brilliant concept, flawed execution stacking drawer boxes will end up pressing weight on lower ones, leading to drawers not exactly working back 20orso comics are generally unreachable due to the drawer being designed to not come all the way out. In our standard box you will find 10 different comic books and our premium box will include additional 35 comic related collectable items including exclusive tshirt or. How much does a long box of bagged and boarded comics comic. Jun 15, 2017 the dimensions of this box a perfect for shipping graded comics. Every month you will receive box full with surprise retro and modern comic books and comic related products. Current 1980s to today, size 6 78 x 10 12 silver age 1950s to 1980s, size 7 18 x 10 12 golden age pre 1950, size 7 34 x 10 12. Organize paperwork at work or home with these staples basic duty letter and legal size storage boxes. Bcw comic book long box storage bin is the last comic storage box you will.
Theyre stackable, simple to assemble and made from sturdy double corrugated material with two handles and bottom. Im sending a comic book first class mail and wasnt sure on the ounces. Comic books have a greater variety of units of encapsulation than comic strips. I just weighed a comic green arrow longbow hunters book. Comic book poly bags store your comics in our poly bags and protect them from dust, dirt, finger oils and other airborne pollutants.
These comic book storage solutions aim to help store your collection in a manner that will be kept in great condition, while consuming less space. A comic book, also known as a comic or floppy, is a periodical, normally thin in size and stapled together. All you need is a legal size filing cabinet and poster board. Comic book long box shop long box for comic book storage. Alternatives to comic shortlong boxes cgc comic book. Collecting comics is a fun and rewarding hobby, but after you have a few in your collection, the issue arises over how to store them. The bcw short comic storage box is an ideal way to store and protect your comic books. Double walled corrugated cardboard or corrugated plastic. Farewell, my comic book longboxes you kind of sucked kotaku. Forty plus years of comic book collecting left me with a room full of long boxes unmovable and unmanageable.
Welcome to, the leading site for comic book storage solutions. Theres no better way to ship large quantities of comics than in white comic storage boxes, commonly referred to as long boxes white corrugated doublewalled boxes with lids that are designed for comic storage. But the main problem is action comics 1 from 1938, for superman did not get his own title until 1939, has been reprinted many times in different formats, hence those seriously vary by size. Mystery comic box is your personal comic subscription box. May 24, 2014 i always wondered, but never saw any definite numbers, so i bought home my shipping scale from work, and here you go.
Our comic bundle boxes are made of standard nonarchival materials as well as archival quality materials. Shop staples for staples basic duty storage boxes, letter. How much does a long box of bagged and boarded comics. Some lids may be assembled to help with packing protection. Comic book shipping boxes that your customers will love. We believe that this count comes from years ago when most long boxes were 29 long and before boards and bags were created. Major comics companies have titles with histories that span decades of publication. Long comic boxes 10bcw directlong comic book cardboard storage boxthe bcw long comic storage box is the highest quality, most competitively priced cardboard storage box on the markettoday. Store a variety of objects with this 10pack of letterlegal size storage boxes.
At home depot, i bought a couple of sturdy shelving units that each has four shelves and will easily hold 20 full magazine boxes. Since getting his start in coffeehouses in san diego, jason mraz. Comic book collections starting or even just expanding an existing comic book collection can seem a little daunting. First published in may 1962, the series ran for six issues bef. We have heard claims that a long box holds 300 comics. If your box weighs more than 20lbs, we recommend you use strapping tape fiber filament tape to band the box in all three dimensions.
Although the hobby of collecting comic books is not quite as old, it has spawned an industry of providing collectors. Lets face it, comic books while beautiful hot off the presses, were not designed for long term use. As the cost of paper gradually increased, the number of pages was reduced to 48, which accommodated up to 3 graphic stories, and then to 32, which usually meant a maximum of 2 stories. A standard modern comic book is 10 and 18 inches by 6 and 58 inches 25. Comic book long house is a reinforced outer shell in which a heavy duty short box sold separately will slide. Dimensions are approximately 73 x 21 x 30 cm l x w x h including the lid. These boxes are a different shape than the traditional short comic box and are not compatible with the traditional short comic book.
For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic. How to store a comic book collection like a superhero. The printer will trim off what they need to, depending on a page being on the right or left if necessary, resulting in a 6. This comic storage container is constructed of 200 lb.
Stack and store your comic collection with a comic book long box from bcw supplies. Does any one know what the dimensions are for the first superman comic book. Jan 18, 2012 can anyone tell me roughly how much a full long box and short box weigh in pounds. The inner dimensions of the long comic storage box are 27 12 x 7. Dimensions are approximately 46 x 21 x 30 cm l x w x h including the lid. This box will hold approximately 150 bagged and boarded comic books. Drawerboxes hold approximately 15% fewer comics than a 29 long box lengths vary by manufacturer. Browse your extra storage space for the office today. Long boxes hold 250300 comics depending on bagboard thickness and thickness of the comics. Comic book page sizing guide march 12, 2009 by phillip ginn being anal retentive, a techniquehead, and needing to have a good method in place for comic page postproduction, ive searched the internet for as much information regarding comic book. We also have a super file cabinet box that holds two compact comic boxes and stacks 3 high comic boxes are sold separately. We had a bunch of ideas for alternatives to the traditional short box come up in the answers to a reader question, but heres a new alternative.
Short boxes vs long boxes vs drawer boxes chad bonin. You can pack your graded comic with ample amounts of bubble wrap and rest assured that that your slab will arrive safely at its destination in this 200 lb. With a little effort you will no longer have piles upon piles of comics all over the house allowing for free space for other important things like more comics. Short boxes, long boxes, and drawer boxes a recent creation are going to be the three mostcommon storage options supplied by your local comic book store due to being relativelylarge pieces of cardboard, youre unlikely to find great prices on these online, especially with shipping, and then you dont even know if theyll survive.
Mar 19, 2009 my grandpa has found one of his old comic books. They are constructed of white corrugated paper and have a 200 lb. Comic book long box subscribed to a channel 1 year ago. Comic books have been a popular storytelling medium since the mid1930s. You can even get a comic book box with awesome graphics, including some of your favorite licensed characters. But to be completely sure that it is real, and not a reprint, we need the full dimensions of the true original comic book. Short boxes, though, are convenient and affordable for organizing your comic book. From the legendary artists and creators of the 40s to todays newest artists and creators this is the site for all things comic book related. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Organization is a special problem for everyone, and no less so for comic collectors. Most belgian and european comicsbd are published in this format.
Store your comic books in style with necas line of printed short boxes, featuring licensed artwork from marvel comics. The incredible hulk is an ongoing comic book series featuring the marvel comics superhero the hulk and his alter ego dr. My books are all bagged and boarded and in magazine size short boxes. Brilliant concept, flawed execution stacking drawer boxes will end up pressing weight on lower ones, leading to. These boxes hold the silver, regular and current comics. Collecting comics is a fun and rewarding hobby, but after you have a few in your collection, the issue arises over how to store them not only do you want to protect comics from any type of elements, such as a moist or warm room, you also want to organize them in a way that makes them easy to display, thumb through and show to friends and other collect. Drawer boxes holds less comics than a standard long box, but more than a short box. The dimensions of this box a perfect for shipping graded comics. How much does a comic book bagged and boarded weight. When your comics start to pile up, you might feel like you need superpowers to get them organized but its easy with comic book boxes. Long box, old style that was thicker, one comic per bag and board, 211 comics, 38.
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