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Yoc:
In a perfect world it would happen but I personally have too many irons in the fire already to do something like this.  But maybe someone else out there might like to do it.
But they #1 they would need to be do is MATCH THE JPG FILE NAME STRUCTURE OF THE OTHER SCANS so the new pages show up in the proper order.
They'd also want to fully credit the original scanners (when known) in both the cbz file name as well as any uploads to the site in the descriptions.

-Yoc

sandmountainslim:
I notice most of the Fawcett material is fiche.  Does this mean there are no surviving paper copies of most of the Marvel family issues or just that many of them have not been scanned? 

movielover:
That would be a case where no copies are in the hands of scanners. Very few people who own comics actually scan them.

sandmountainslim:
Don't get me wrong.  I appreciate the fiche copies and I am thankful they exist but they are a little hard on my 46 year old eyes.

JonTheScanner:

--- Quote from: crashryan on September 21, 2016, 11:16:52 AM ---Microfiche differs from microfilm in that super-small images are photographically printed onto 4x6-inch cards rather than strips of film.
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No you're thinking of microcards. Microfiche is transparencies though its size is about 4" by 6".  A company called Microcolour produced authorized microfiche copies of quite a bit of DC's, and Marvel's Golden Age material.  Microcolour also sold fiche readers.  I have one sitting right next to me now, but with scans I seldom use it any more. Others did it more widely on an unauthorized basis.  Jerry Bails might have been the first to make microfilm for fans, though his was b&w.  You could get transparent holders that you could slide the microfilm into after cutting it apart.  The forms had, as I recall, six slotted rows and each row would hold a dozen or so images. So you could make your own "fiche". You could read the stories, but if you've ever looked at color newspaper comics on microfilm, you probably know the disappointment == but then it was all we had. Except for expensive originals -- and who in their right mind would pay $10 or more for a comic :-)


--- Quote from: crashryan on September 21, 2016, 11:16:52 AM ---One question none of the research answers is why b&w microfilm is photographed only onto high-contrast film. Magazines and comics would benefit from a full range of grey tones.
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I'm not sure.  It might be that mostly what was microfilmed was newspapers or books with no color which were best seen that way.  Or it might be that to get the images small you needed a high contrast film.

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