File:Fantastic Four vol.1-1 (Nov. 1961).jpg

Fair use rationale

{{Non-free image data

| Description = {{Descript-cvr|Fantastic Four|1|1|Nov, 1961}}Art by Jack Kirby.

| Source = {{cite web|title = The History of Kirby: 1961-1962|publisher = Marvel Comics| url = https://news.marvel.com/comics/71107/history-kirby-1962-1963/| accessdate = 2017-08-20}}

| Portion = Full front cover as published.

| Resolution = 300px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.

| other_information = {{Marvel-Comics-trademark-copyright|1961}}

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 publisher of the comic book from which the cover illustration was taken, and which places the image within a historical, informational context.
  2. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification within the article of the Fantastic Four comic book series, which is discussed at length.
  3. The image is from the cover of the debut issue of Fantastic Four, a highly significant image and comic book issue within the history of Marvel 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.
  5. It is a low resolution image.
  6. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
  7. The characters and the comic book are copyrighted, and so the image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

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{{Non-free image rationale

| Article = Fantastic Four (comic book)

| Purpose = Illustration of a specific point within the article.

| Replaceability = {{Comics-replaceability|Multi-character=y|Publication=y|Presentation=y}}

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{{Non-free image rationale

| Article = Silver Age of Comic Books

| Purpose = Illustration of a landmark publication crucial to understanding the historical era that is the subject of the article.

| Replaceability = {{Comics-replaceability|Multi-character=y|Publication=y|Presentation=y}}

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{{Non-free image rationale

| Article = American comic book

| Purpose = Illustration of a landmark publication crucial to understanding the historical era that is the subject of the article.

| Replaceability = {{Comics-replaceability|Multi-character=y|Publication=y|Presentation=y}}

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Licensing

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Category:Comic book covers by Jack Kirby