What Size of Bags and Boards Do I Need to Protect my Comic Books?
While today’s comic books are normally 6 5/8″ wide by 10 3/16″ high (Current size), these dimensions were not always standardized. Throughout the history of comic books, publishers have made comics is different sizes (learn more from this article). For the purpose of bag and board sizes, BCW has simplified the sizes into three groups, or ages.
- Golden Age – circa 1938 to 1955
- Regular/Silver Age – circa 1956 to 1969
- Current/Modern Age – circa 1970 to present
To keep comic books preserved, they’re normally stored in bags with boards and you’ll want to get bags and boards sized appropriately for your collection. If you’re not sure what size of bags and boards you need, please measure your comics, and compare with the sizes listed below.
| BACKING BOARDS | ||||
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Modern Backing Boards Same width as Current comics |
6 5/8″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk 1000/case |
1-BBMOD 1-BBMOD-BULK |
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Current Backing Boards Slightly wider than Current comics |
6 3/4″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk 1000/case |
1-BBCUR 1-BBCUR-BULK |
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Regular Backing Boards Same width as Silver comics |
6 7/8″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk 1000/case |
1-BBREG 1-BBREG-BULK |
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Silver Backing Boards Slightly wider than Silver comics |
7″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk 1000/case |
1-BBSIL 1-BBSIL-BULK |
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Golden Age Backing Boards Slightly wider than Golden Age comics |
7 1/2″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk | 1-BBGOL | |
| BAGS – Polypropylene |
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Modern/Current Bags Fit with Modern or Current boards |
6 7/8″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk | 1-CUR | |
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Modern/Current Bags With Resealable Strip Fit with Modern or Current boards |
6 7/8″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk | 1-CUR-R | |
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Modern/Current Bags For Thick Comics Fit with Modern or Current boards |
7″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk | 1-CUR-THICK | |
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Modern/Current Bags With Resealable Strip For Thick Comics Fit with Modern or Current boards |
7″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk | 1-CUR-R-THICK | |
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Regular/Silver Bags Fit with Regular or Silver boards |
7 1/8″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk | 1-SIL | |
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Regular/Silver Bags With Resealable Strip Fit with Regular or Silver boards |
7 1/8″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk | 1-SIL-R | |
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Regular/Silver Bags For Thick Comics Fit with Regular or Silver boards |
7 1/4″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk | 1-SIL-THICK | |
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Regular/Silver Bags With Resealable Strips For Thick Comics Fit with Regular or Silver boards |
7 1/4″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk | 1-SIL-R-THICK | |
| Golden Age Bags | 7 5/8″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk | 1-GOL | |
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Golden Age Bags With Resealable Strip |
7 5/8″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk | 1-GOL-R | |
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Golden Age Bags For Thick Comics |
8″ x 10 1/2″ | 100pk | 1-GOL-THICK | |
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Golden Age Bags With Resealable Strips For Thick Comics |
8″ x 10 1/2″ | 100/pk | 1-GOL-R-THICK | |
| ARCHIVALS – Mylar Bags | ||||
| 2 Mil Mylar Current Bags | 7″ x 10 1/2″ | 50/pk | 1-CUR-M2 | |
| 4 Mil Mylar Current Archivals | 7 1/4″ x 10 1/2″ | 25/pk | 1-CUR-M4 | |
| 2 Mil Mylar Silver Archivals | 7 1/4″ x 10 1/2″ | 50/pk | 1-SIL-M2 | |
| 4 Mil Mylar Silver Archivals | 7 1/2″ x 10 1/2″ | 25/pk | 1-SIL-M4 | |
| 2 Mil Mylar Golden Age Archivals |
8″ x 10 1/2″ | 50/pk | 1-GOL-M2 | |
| 4 Mil Mylar Golden Age Archivals |
8 1/4″ x 10 1/2″ | 25/pk | 1-GOL-M4 | |