Pacific Comics Club started simultaneously in France and Italy in the mid 60's, under the direction of Tony Raiola. Most of the publications were reprints of newspaper strips of the Golden Age in their original language as well as in French and Italian. In publishing, careful attention was paid to the sequence of panels and original colors. Later, in addition to publishing, Pacific Comics Club went on to distribute reprints done by other publishing houses that were producing some significant strip reprints. Chief among these were Fantagraphics Books, and Kitchen Sink Press.