Image:Action1.JPG

Cover for Action Comics #1 (June 1938) Art by Joe Shuster.

http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=293&zoom=4 (similar file if not the one originally uploaded.)

Full front cover as published.

300px size unsuitable to use for high reproduction.

All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1938 DC Comics, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

This image, Action1.jpg, is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I (Hiding Talk) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

1. No free alternative can exist given the likeness of the character Superman is a trademark and thus protected;
2. It is a low resolution copy of a comic book cover;
3. It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the comic book in any way;
4. Copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book cover art on another comic book;
5. The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero;
6. The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use;

Action Comics

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

1. The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero.
2. The image is from the historically significant debut issue of the series.
3. It illustrates an educational article about the comic book from which the cover illustration was taken.

No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Action Comics 1

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

1. The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero.
2. The image is from the historically significant debut issue of the series.
3. It illustrates an educational article about the comic book from which the cover illustration was taken.

No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

American comic book

Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article.

1. It illustrates two educational articles about these interrelated topics (cf Superhero).
2. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is from the historically significant first appearance of the character Superman, the seminal archetype of the superhero, in one of the first major American comic books. It is one of the most famous and historically significant publications of what fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.
4. The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero.
5. The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use.

No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

DC Comics

Illustration of a specific point within the article.

1. It illustrates these two educational articles about the publishing company and a landmark case involving that company (cf National Comics Publications v. Fawcett Publications}.
2. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is from the historically significant debut of the character Superman, a cornerstone of DC Comics, and the subject of the lawsuit filed by DC very shortly following the debut of this issue and the character.

No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

History of Superman

Illustration of a specific point within the article.

1. It illustrates four interrelated educational article about the character Superman (cf Superman, Superman (Earth-Two), and Origin of Superman).
2. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is from the historically significant debut of the character.

No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Joe Shuster

Illustration of the artist's work.

1. The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero;
2. The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use;

No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

National Comics Publications v. Fawcett Publications

Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article.

1. It illustrates these two educational articles about the publishing company and a landmark case involving that company (cf DC Comics}.
2. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is from the historically significant debut of the character Superman, a cornerstone of DC Comics, and the subject of the lawsuit filed by DC very shortly following the debut of this issue and the character.

No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Origin of Superman

Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article.

1. It illustrates four interrelated educational article about the character Superman (cf Superman, Supermn (Earth-Two), and History of Superman).
2. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is from the historically significant debut of the character.

No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Superhero

Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article.

1. It illustrates two educational articles about these interrelated topics (cf American comic book).
2. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is from the historically significant first appearance of the character Superman, the seminal archetype of the superhero, in one of the first major American comic books. It is one of the most famous and historically significant publications of what fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.
4. The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero.
5. The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use.

No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Superman

Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article.

1. It illustrates four interrelated educational article about the character Superman (cf Superman (Earth-Two), History of Superman, and Origin of Superman).
2. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is from the historically significant debut of the character.

No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Superman (Earth-Two)

Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article.

1. It illustrates four interrelated educational article about the character Superman (cf Superman, History of Superman, and Origin of Superman).
2. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is from the historically significant debut of the character.

No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.