Comic book bags and boards

Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. These bags and boards are recommended for short-term storage of years. It is advisable to change bags and boards after this period to prevent damage to comics from the natural breakdown of paper and plastic. These are recommended for permanent storage of vintage items. We use a Mylite 2 and Full Back combination on our more valuable stock.

I enjoy being a newbie because do you know how much stuff is out there for me to discover and love? It can be overwhelming, in fact. Print or digital? Marvel or DC? And if you do buy single issues, you should buy bags and boards. For years I refused to buy bags and boards because I figured that was only for serious collectors. Be careful with those.

The bag and board are the primary way that comic book collectors protect and store their treasured possessions. Without these simple devices, a comic book will simply be destroyed by the elements, as comic books are usually made of fairly flimsy paper. There are actually three kinds of comic book bags — Polypropylene, Polyethylene, and Mylar. It is important to know about the different grades of comic book bags and what they offer the collector. Polypropylene is the cheapest kind of bag out there and is considered by some to be of low quality.