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Bcw life magazine size backing boards are compatible with all life magizine size comic bags that we carry. The heavyweight paper has excellent resistance to erasing and scraping, and the large marker areas will not bleed or feather. And they were the favorite place for comics artists to either moonlight, or to move to, since they were far higher paying than typical comic book art. You can purchase them from sources such as amazon in packages of 100. What size comic book boards are best for fabric storage.
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