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Since 1992, when I started collecting comics, my primary goal has been to complete Batman Vol 1. I have a graded page from #1, and I still need 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13. Every one of these issues is very expensive even in lower grade and they sell very quickly when they hit the market.

My second goal is to get all the Detective Comics but that has got to be the hardest title to complete in all comicdom. I have from 226-881 complete and I have another 50 issues below that.

Dear Basement (*EEIG)
think of it as a contribution to the world economic order
the World convention on international trade depends on us all doing our part to generate commerce.
Go buy a comic book -the more expensive the better--------------
go get your comics graded-
buy plastic book holders-
pencils-
pens-
the world awaits your response-
Bankers around the world will applaud you.
You will have done your job for stabilizing the international world economy

there's a 2006 post from the ex-head of CGC about this on their forums. SOME safes are not safe to store slabs in as they can cause rusty staples.
The gist: "....because of the chemical compound used to make his safe fireproof or fire resistant... We have strong reason to believe that ANY fireproof or fire resistant safe might create a harmful storage environment for your comics. Yesterday, we also learned that fireproof/fire resistant safes are prone to develop moisture. Many fire resistant safes contain insulation, which in turn, contains water crystals; thus the high content of moisture."

https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/61106-important-information-about-storing-comic-books-in-fire-proofresistant-safes/
and another thread: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/444413-cgc-slabs-storing-in-a-safe/

I didn't search it, but pretty sure there's a few discussions there about storing them horizontally vs vertically, and flat vs standing, so you can find those yourself. I store mine standing up, like normal comics, so I take less of a chance of having a spine 'bow' a little over time if it's on the 'down' side (even tho the inner bag should stop most of that, they're not real tight so as not to cause the comics to get waves/warps), or having gravity shift them to one side or the other and POSSIBLY mushing the page edge against the side of the inner well/bag, especially if that edge has overrun of the cover.
so now you have more readin' material to pass the pandemic time..
edited by collectibleshop on 6/28/2020

My total would just say "too much."