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A self portrait of comic collector Peter James.

A huge comic collection immaculately accumulated over 60 years by a late fanatic has been found by his family.

The vast archive of over 8,000 comics was amassed by bachelor Peter James who kept them in pristine condition at his home.

He was introduced to comics by his mother as a young boy as she thought it would encourage him to read.

He started collecting at the age of 10 and kept the magazines neatly stacked in boxes.