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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Comics Code Authority
Description	Cover, Astonishing #30 (Feb. 1954) , Atlas Comics (1950s Marvel Comics). Cover art by Joe Maneely.
Source	http://www.atlastales.com/covers/285.jpg
Article	Comics Code Authority
Portion used	Full cover
Low resolution?	yes
Purpose of use	To illustrate the character in the character's own article
Replaceable?	No free alternative available
Other information	Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: It illustrates an educational article about the comic book series from which the cover illustration was taken. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic. The image is from a historically significant "pre-Code" issue with a grisly image not allowed after imposition of the Code. Comic books are a visual medium, and an example of the objectionable visuals that prompted the code is necessary for an understanding of the subject. 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. It is a low-resolution image. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value. All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1954 Marvel Characters, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Atlas Comics (1950s)
Description	Cover, Astonishing #30 (Feb. 1954) , Atlas Comics (1950s Marvel Comics). Cover art by Joe Maneely.
Source	http://www.atlastales.com/covers/285.jpg
Article	Atlas Comics (1950s)
Portion used	Full cover
Low resolution?	yes
Purpose of use	To illustrate the character in the character's own article
Replaceable?	No free alternative available
Other information	Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: It illustrates an educational article about the comic book publisher from a publication of which the cover illustration was taken. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic. The image is from a historically significant "pre-Code" issue with a grisly image not allowed after imposition of the Comics Code Authority. Comic books are a visual medium, and an example of the objectionable visuals that prompted the code is necessary for an understanding of the subject. 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. It is a low-resolution image. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value. All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1954 Marvel Characters, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Astonishing #30 (Feb. 1954) , Atlas Comics (1950s Marvel Comics). Cover art by Joe Maneely. Source: http://www.atlastales.com/covers/285.jpg

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where no free alternative exists or can be created,
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright for more information.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:34, 19 October 2005	402×575 (144 KB)	Tenebrae (Talk \| contribs)	("Astonishing" #30, Atlas Comics (1950s) Feb. 1954, cover art by Joe Maneely Source: http://www.atlastales.com/covers/285.jpg)