Where do fiche come from?

[sandmountainslim]

I understand the comics on the site labeled paper are from scanned paper copies and the ones marked fiche are from microfilm but where do these microfilms come from and when/by whom were they placed on film?? 
I am guessing they are filmed copies of old print issues from various libraries etc? 
What's the story on them?

[misappear]

There was a company back in the day called Microcolor or something like that. They marketed a tremendous amount of GA material on fiche, and also sold a microfiche reader for viewing. I can't recall how much the stuff sold for, but I received a bunch of the fiche and a reader from the company as a "demo" type thing through my job.  It was a little clunky by today's standards, but there were not the options back then that we have now.  I probably still have a buch of these little devils laying around in a box somewhere. 

[larrytalbot]

I have a 4 page catalog from Micro Color from the 1990s with price listings of their microfiche reader ($225), reader accessories, & listings of available GA microfiche scans  ($32 per card of 5 comics). The catalog has a full-color cover showing the reader & cards. If anyone's interested I could send it here, but need directions on how to do that.

[narfstar]

Hopefully it can be posted here and most certainly we would be happy to post the scans on CB+

[Yoc]

I expect the catalogue is copyrighted.
It's best to just share it at CB+

[JonTheScanner]

When a mommy fiche and a daddy fiche love each other very much ......

[Yoc]

LOL!

[larrytalbot]

What is CB+ and how do I send files there?

[Roygbiv666]

That's Comic Book Plus, formerly GoldenAgeComicsUK:

http://comicbookplus.com/forum/

What is CB+ and how do I send files there?

[Yoc]

What is CB+ and how do I send files there?

Actually Larry, you'll need to go to the CB+ site itself here -
http://comicbookplus.com/
(CB+ used to be called GoldenAgeComics.uk.  If you were a member there your old login will still work.)

Along the top of the screen in the top left you'll see:
Welcome: Guest User | Log in | Register | Privacy | About | Help

If you aren't already a member you will need to Register with the site and then you'll see UPLOAD is a new option along the top of the site.

After that follow the instructions for uploading a zip file.  They want jpgs inside of a zip file.

Good luck,
-Yoc

[larrytalbot]

Thanks Yoc,

Didn't know that GAC died & was reincarnated as ComicBookPlus. Nice to see I'm still registered there. I Uploaded the Micro-Color file to their 'Fanzine & More' category.

[narfstar]

And it is now available thanks Larry. A sale catalog without any special graphics should not be copyright problem

[Drahken]

Fiche come from the ocean of course, unless they happen to be fresh-water fiche, then they come from rivers & lakes.

[darkmark (RIP)]

Am I going to have to call the Fiche Police out on you?

[JonTheScanner]

By the way in case anyone wants to search on line or anything, the company name was Microcolour (i.e., the British spelling).