:File:GI Joe America's Elite 1.jpg
Summary
Cover image from G.I. Joe: America's Elite #1.
Qualifies for fair use under WP:NONFREE#Images as cover art.
Fair use rationale
{{Non-free use rationale|Article = G.I. Joe: America's Elite
|Description = A comic book cover for G.I. Joe: America's Elite #1
|Source = Scan
|Portion = Cover
|Purpose = Image is used for purposes of illustration in the above-named article, a subject of public interest.
|Resolution = Small size unsuitable to use for high quality reproduction
|Replaceability = Image is protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.
|other_information = Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because:
- It is a low resolution copy of a comic book cover, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product;
- The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to sell or distribute the original comic book;
- Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book;
- The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject;
- This particular issue is considered significant because it is the first issue of the series;
}}
Licensing:
{{Non-free comic|image has rationale=yes|G.I. Joe comic images}}