What Size of Bags and Boards Do I Need to Protect my Comic Books?

While today’s comic books are normally 6 5/8 inches wide by 10 3/16 inches high, these dimensions were not always standardized. Publishers have made comic books of varying sizes throughout history (learn more from this article).

BCW’s comic book bags and boards can help preserve your comic books, but you should purchase bags and boards sized appropriately for your collection. BCW has simplified these historically different sizes into three distinct groups or ages to help you choose the bags and boards that will best fit your needs.

  1. Golden Age – circa 1938 to 1955
  2. Regular/Silver Age – circa 1956 to 1969
  3. Current/Modern Age – circa 1970 to present

If you’re not sure what size of bags and boards you need, please measure your comics and compare them with the sizes listed below.

 

Modern Backing Boards
Same width as Current comics
6 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack
1000/case
1-BBMOD
1-BBMOD-BULK
Current Backing Boards
Slightly wider than Current Comics
6 3/4″ x 10 1/2 inches100/pack
1000/case
1-BBCUR
1-BBCUR-BULK
Regular Backing Boards
Same width as Silver comics
6 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack
1000/case
1-BBREG
1-BBREG-BULK
Silver Backing Boards
Slightly wider than Silver comics
7 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack
1000/case
1-BBSIL
1-BBSIL-BULK
Golden Backing Boards
Slightly wider than Golden comics
7 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack1-BBGOL
Modern/Current Bags
Fit with Modern or Current Boards
6 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack1-CUR
Modern/Current Bags
With Resealable Strip
Fit with Modern or Current Boards
6 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack1-CUR-R
Modern/Current Bags
For Thick Comics
Fit with Modern or Current Boards
7 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack1-CUR-THICK
Modern/Current Bags
With Resealable Strip
For Thick Comics
Fit with Modern or Current Boards
7 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack1-CUR-R-THICK
Regular/Silver Bags
Fit with Regular or Silver Boards
7 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack1-SIL
Regular/Silver Bags
With Resealable Strip
Fit with Regular or Silver Boards
7 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack1-SIL-R
Regular/Silver Bags
For Thick Comics
Fit with Regular or Silver Boards
7 5/8″x 10 1/2 inches100/pack1-SIL-THICK
Regular/Silver Bags
With Resealable Strip
For Thick Comics
Fit with Regular or Silver Boards
7 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack1-SIL-R-THICK
Golden Age Bags7 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack1-GOL
Golden Age Bags
With Resealable Strip
7 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack1-GOL-R
Golden Age Bags
For Thick Comics
8 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack1-GOL-THICK
Golden Age Bags
With Resealable Strip
For Thick Comics
8 x 10 1/2 inches100/pack1-GOL-R-THICK
2 Mil Mylar Current Archivals7 x 10 1/2 inches50/pack1-CUR-M2
4 Mil Mylar Current Archivals7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches25/pack1-CUR-M4
2 Mil Mylar Silver Archivals7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches50/pack1-SIL-M2
4 Mil Mylar Silver Archivals7 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches25/pack1-SIL-M4
2 Mil Mylar Golden Archivals8 x 10 1/2 inches50/pack1-GOL-M2
4 Mil Mylar Golden Archivals8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches25/pack1-GOL-M4
Current Premade
Bags and Boards
6 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches50/pack1-CUR-BAGBRD
Current Resealable Premade
Bags and Boards
6 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches50/pack1-CUR-R-BAGBRD
Silver Age Premade
Bags and Boards
7 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches50/pack1-SIL-BAGBRD
Silver Age Resealable Premade
Bags and Boards
7 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches50/pack1-SIL-R-BAGBRD

Do you need larger bags and boards?
Treasury-size comic bags and boards
Magazine and book supplies
Graded comic bags

See all of BCW’s comic book supplies.

Toploaders – Affordable Photo and Poster Protection

Toploading holders are an affordable method to protect and display photos, documents, posters, and other large art prints. These toploaders are made from a clear PVC which does not contain chemicals that will damage the enclosed prints.

Batman Lego Posters

BCW offers a range of sizes of toploaders. Below are the poster sizes in inches. You can view smaller sizes for cards, photos, and specialty items here.

 8 x 108 x 128.5 x 118.5 x 14
 9 x 1210 x 1511 x 1411 x 15
 11 x 1712 x 1813 x 1914 x 17
 16 x 2018 x 2420 x 2422 x 28
 24 x 3024 x 3629 x 4330 x 40
 32 x 4312 x 36  
BCW Poster toploader sizes

Inserting documents into toploaders can be tricky if the document is glossy, as static electricity between the glossy document and the plastic prevent sliding the piece into the toploader. To help, blow into the toploader as you insert the document, creating a thin cushion of air between the glossy document and the plastic. Just make sure you don’t spit on the document.

BCW Toploaders are designed to store prints on a shelf or in a box, hence they do not have a hanging mechanism. If your goal is to display the print on a wall, a little MacGyvering is needed. For small to medium toploaders, you can adhere these hang tabs on the back of the toploaders. Adhesive backed flat magnets or Velcro work great in many instances. You can also look in the hardware aisle at your local home center or craft store to find hanging systems from 3M and others. For the larger posters shown above, we drilled small holes in the upper corners of the toploaders and hung them with small finishing nails.