File:CoverMarvelTalesAnnual1.jpg

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Fair use rationale[edit]

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Marvel Tales (comics)
Description

Marvel Tales Annual #1 (1964). Cover art by Jack Kirby & Frank Giacoia, except Spider-Man, by Steve Ditko.

Source

http://www.thecomicisland.com/images/c-marveltales1.gif

Article

Marvel Tales (comics)

Portion used

Full front cover as published.

Low resolution?
Purpose of use

For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of the article.

Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Other information

All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1939–2024 Marvel Characters, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.


Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. It illustrates an educational article about the comic book series from which the cover illustration was taken.
  2. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
  3. The image is from an historically significant first issue.
  4. The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book.
  5. It is a low-resolution image.
  6. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
  7. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
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Licensing[edit]

Fair use in Marvel Tales (comics)[edit]

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws, and the stricter requirements of Wikipedia's non-free content policies, because:

  1. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
  2. It is a low resolution image, and thus not suitable for production of counterfeit goods.

File history

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current19:24, 10 October 2006Thumbnail for version as of 19:24, 10 October 2006260 × 390 (58 KB)Tenebrae (talk | contribs)Cover, ''Marvel Tales Annual'' #1 (1964) - Marvel Comics - an even sharper image, w/better color Source: http://www.samcci.comics.org/reviews/marvel-keys_pt3_pg01.htm#List
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