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Cover of Showcase #4 (Sept-Oct, 1956).

http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=13042&zoom=4

Full front cover as published.

300px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.

American comic book

Illustration of an example within the article.

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

1. It illustrates three educational articles about the interrelated topics of — American comic books, Superheroes, and Silver Age of Comic Books.
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 modern version of the superhero The Flash. It is generally considered by historians to be the issue that launched the period known as The Silver Age of Comics.
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 book.

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.

Carmine Infantino

Illustration of the artist's work.

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

1. It illustrates an educational articles about one of the creators of the Silver Age/modern-day superhero character The Flash, a.k.a. Barry Allen.
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 comic generally considered by historians to be the issue that launched the period known as The Silver Age of Comics.
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 book.

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 an example of the company's publications within the article.

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

1. It illustrates two educational articles about the comic-book series from which the cover illustration was taken, and the publisher.
2. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is from a historically significant issue of the series. It is generally considered by historians to be the issue that launched the period known as The Silver Age of Comics.
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 book.

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.

Flash (Barry Allen)

Illustration of a specific point within the article.

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

1. It illustrates three interrelated educational article about the Silver Age and modern versions of the superhero character The Flash, a.k.a. Barry Allen.
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.
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 book.

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.

Showcase (comics)

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

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

1. It illustrates two educational articles about the comic-book series from which the cover illustration was taken, and the publisher.
2. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is from a historically significant issue of the series. It is generally considered by historians to be the issue that launched the period known as The Silver Age of Comics.
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 book.

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 within the article.

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

1. It illustrates three educational articles about the interrelated topics of — American comic books, Superheroes, and Silver Age of Comic Books.
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 modern version of the superhero The Flash. It is generally considered by historians to be the issue that launched the period known as The Silver Age of Comics.
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 book.

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.

Silver Age of Comic Books

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

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

1. It illustrates three educational articles about the interrelated topics of — American comic books, Superheroes, and Silver Age of Comic Books.
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 modern version of the superhero The Flash. It is generally considered by historians to be the issue that launched the period known as The Silver Age of Comics.
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 book.

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.