The silver age of comic book art by arlen schumer home. Established in february 1991, in queens, ny, weve got a fantastic collection of vintage books, as well as the latest new releases. Following world war ii, the popularity of superheroes as comic protagonists was in decline and the major comic companies switched to a number of alternative genres such as horror, romance and crime. Comic skin crystal clear backing boards silver age size 10. Fulfilment by amazon fba is a service amazon offers sellers that lets them store their products in amazons warehouses, and amazon directly does the picking, packing, shipping and customer service on these items. Plus, you can combine them with comic book sleeves and other supplies for full protection. Read more iron man comic book price guide another of the marvel age of comic book characters, iron man played in the superhero movies by robert downey jr. Parkers records and comics features an extensive inventory of golden age, silver age, bronze age, and collectible comic books that include classic comic book publishers like dell comics, marvel comics, dc comics, archie. These protective comic book backing boards are made from a full 24 point solid bleached sulfate, buffered with 3% calcium carbonate on one coated side. The silver age of comic book art revised edition is a 196page, 9x fullcolor hardcover book and ebook about comic book art in the 1960s, and how the events of that turbulent decade were mirrored in the works of 8 hall of fame comic book artists. These silver comic book boards are perfect for storing, protecting, and displaying your silver age comic books.
Comic sleeves polypropylene resealable golden age size with flap 7 58 x 10 14 a. Ultra clear material to show off your comic book in its true colors. The silver age of comic book art public group facebook. Mar 29, 2019 although the hobby of collecting comic books is not quite as old, it has spawned an industry of providing collectors with bags, boards, and boxes to preserve their comics in. Great selection of comic books, games, and original artwork. Like the silver age mylites 2 bags and the golden age mylites2 bags. Comic book sleeves acid free comic book protectors bcw. We carry all your favorite comics dc, marvel, idw, darkhorse, image, and more. Lucky for you, bcw has comic book protectors of all kinds. This sumptuous book is visually rich, informative and insightful, brimming with beauty. The bcw silver comic backer boards are made from 24point solid bleached sulfate, coated and buffered on one side with 3% calcium carbonate, and are precision cut to size. I can find dimensions of bagsboards but am interested in the actual dimensions of comic books themselves from.
Dec 15, 2010 heres my first video, its kinda shaky. If ordered today, they will be shipped tomorrow free. When placing a tpb in a silver bag, youll need a current backing board, as a silver board will be too large when the tpb is enclosed. All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic books name. Each pack comes with 100 current age comic book size backing boards. Following the golden age of comic books and an interregnum in the early to mid1950s, the silver age is considered to cover the period from 1956 to circa.
So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. Silver age comics is one of nycs oldest comic shops. Ultra clear, archivalsafe comic bags designed to fit silver age size comics. Silver age comic book supplies acid free bags, boards. Acidfree at time of manufacture, and made of pure virgin 24pt. For over 20 years hot flips is your source to purchase the hottest comic book supplies sports card supplies in the world, including acrylic display cases, sport cards and baseball card supplies, comic books, collectible toys, comic book supplies and more. The bcw silver comic backer boards are made from a full 24 point solid bleached sulfate, coated on one side with a buffered with 3% calcium carbonate and are precision cut to size. You can also store up to 8 comic book storfolios in a bcw magazine box. Big fudge archival comic book bags and boards pack of 50 comic bags and 50 boards for current comic books or 6. We are pleased to offer for sale this 100 pack of bcw silver age comic book backing boards. Any posts about jack kirbys or neal adams silver age work should post. Available in 2 sizes so you can now fit your thickest silver comics into the appropriate bag.
Dont forget the matching comic boards to complete the combo for best storage and protection. Bcw regularsilver bags are sized to hold your silver to bronze age comics. We offer silver age poly bags, mylars, backer boards, showcases, screwdowns, album pages, and just about anything else a comic book collector would need to store and display silver age comics. What are the actual comic book dimensions for all of the.
Has anyone found a bagboard combination that fits snugly together but leaves white space around a modern comic book. Silver age comic bags are about 14 wider, which gives a comic room to move, but not really so much that itll damage it. Golden age comic book supplies for comics issued before the mid 1950s. Silver, gold, and magazinesized boards are also available loose in cases of one thousand each, or craftwrapped in packages of 100. Don t forget the matching comic boards to complete the combo for best storage and. Here is your chance to pick up those very hard to find issue comic books at a big discount. Comic skin crystal clear backing boards silver age size 10 pack.
Use this item along with silver comic bags to protect and store your collectible comics. Will bronze age comics fit in silver age bagsboards. The front cover and spine features a crystal clear pocket into a piece of artwork or even a comic book can slide. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. We recommended you change your comic book bags and boards every 3 5 years.
Your comic is neatly displayed centered in a mat border. The silver age of comics refers to an era that ran from 1956 to the early 1970s. The silver age of dc comics the silver age of dc comics image 1 the silver age of dc comics image 2. Another is sometimes the current size bags seem too tight and the books seem crammed into the bag.
Standard silver age comic books are 7 wide x 1012 tall. Golden age comic book bags, backer boards, and collecting. Silver age comic book supplies for comics from the mid 1950s to early 1970s. What size of bags and boards do i need to protect my comic. Westerns, silver age 195669, comics, collectibles picclick. Comic book backing boards is a safe way to protect, store and display your collection. Be a hero and keep your comics safe with comic book sleeves from bcw. Silver age comic book bag and board set pack of 50 by. All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic book s name. Carmine infantino, steve ditko, jack kirby, gil kane, joe kubert, jim steranko, neal adamsand others.
Inhumans marvel comic book price guide find out the value of key first appearances of major inhumans members and villains in our hot comic price guide. Hey guys, i was looking at bags and boards and i was thinking of getting the combo pack mylites2 bags where you can put silvergolden age comic books, but is better just to get the separate ones. An american comic book is a thin periodical originating in the united states, on average 32 pages, containing comics. Showing you guys some silver age stuff i wanted to show you, though i might make more parts to show my other comics. Back those expensive old comics with an allwhite board guaranteed not to prematurely age your investment. Standard golden age comics are 712 wide x 1012 tall. Silver age comic book bag and board set pack of 50 by bcw. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by. What size of bags and boards do i need to protect my comic books. We carry poly bags, mylars, backer boards, showcases, screwdowns, starter kits, album pages, and just about anything else a comic book collector would need to store and display golden age comics. These bags are too big wide, leaving too much space for your books to move around in and they will not fit inside standard comic book boxes. I have also received modern bags and modern boards with the boards being too big to fit in the bags. Silver age comic book backing boards pack of 100 by bcw. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by the way the name is pronounced.
The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and widespread commercial success in mainstream american comic books, predominantly those featuring the superhero archetype. Following the golden age of comic books and an interregnum in the early to mid1950s, the silver age is considered to cover the period from 1956 to circa 1970, and was succeeded by the bronze and. One reason is when i buy an older book and put it in a new bag, i know it will fit. We have golden, silver and modern age comic book boards, as well as art print and treasury sizes. Although the hobby of collecting comic books is not quite as old, it has spawned an industry of providing collectors with bags, boards, and boxes to preserve their comics in. Good bags, but beware if youre buying these strictly or mainly for silver age comics. I expected to have the boards confined in 2 x packs of 100. This was followed by a superhero boom that lasted until the end of world war ii.
Myself and many other collectors use silver age bags for everything silver age and modern, because its far too much of a pain in the butt to put everything into modern bags, but then grab a silver age bag every time a comic. While the form originated in 1933, american comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of action comics, which included the debut of the superhero superman. Aug 25, 2009 when they fit made comics in the golden age they were bigger than the comics are now, then they made silver age which werent as big but still bigger than now, bronze age and current are roughly the same size but youll always find that one that doesnt fit in a modern. These are retail labeled packages, the same you would purchase at any comic book store. This silver comic book bag and board set features acid free, archival quality bags made from crystal clear polypropylene, as well as backing boards made from a full 24 point solid bleached sulfate, buffered on one side with a 3% calcium carbonate that are precision cut to size. Heroesonline collecting supplies, including bags, boards. Current and regular boards are available loose in cases of one thousand, or in 100count, colorcoded, corrugated boxes. Welcome to the silver age of comic book art facebook group, a forum for discussing all things silver agecirca 19561970. I suspect that old shop didnt use both silver bags and boards, but maybe silver boards with moderncurrents bags. Use this item to protect and store your collectible silver comics. Current vs standard size bags and boards modern age. Comic books for sale buy dc, marvel comic books online.
I recently received an order of silver age boards that do not fill the silver age bags. It is an ideal companion and guide to the silver age for novices and cognoscenti alike. Pure white all the way through, 100 % virgin material, 24 mil thick. The bcw silver comic bags are an acid free, archival quality product made of crystal clear polypropylene. The bcw silver comic backer boards are made from 24 point solid bleached sulfate, coated and buffered on one side with 3% calcium carbonate, and are precision cut to size. The styles of the books were done in homage to the comics of the actual silver age. Comic bags 33 comic boards 21 comic boxes 55 comic accessories 28 cards. But this is the internet, and we have proud traditions here. Unfollow comic book boards to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
I now have to find a container of some sort to store them in to try to minimise damage to them. For the best use of these preserving materials, its important to know how to size your comic books for proper storage. This sumptuous book is visually rich, informative and. For the purpose of bag and board sizes, bcw has simplified the sizes into three groups, or ages. Current vs standard size bags and boards modern age comic. Browse certified comics comic books and pop culture items at silver age comics. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine. These boards works in conjunction with comic book bags not included. Enter your email address here and well update you on availability. Then, combine your bags with boards and other comic book supplies for full protection and storage. It seems like more often than not the bags and boards are not the same size.
From now on i will get my bags and boards from a company who can measure them correctly. What are the actual comic book dimensions for all of the various comic ages. These protective comic book backing boards are made from a full 24 point solid bleached sulfate, buffered with 3% calcium carbonate on one. Browse our selection of acidfree comic book sleeves below, with golden, silver and modern age options. Hey all, im about to rebag most of my collection in mylar and cant decide whether to go with standard size bags or current size.
We are pleased to offer for sale this 50 pack of bcw silver comic book bag and board set. Do the right thing to protect the innocent get your comic boards now at bcw. This black comic book frame turns your timeless comics into a piece of art. The storfolio can be shelved in a book case, or carried in your back pack to safely transport your comics to your favorite comic book convention. Silver age comic bags pack columbia hobby free shipping on. If you only end up enjoying one or two comics, its still a spectacular deal.
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