File:Medusa by Andru.jpg

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Description	An image scan of a portion of an interior page of the 1964 comic book Wonder Woman (volume 1) #153 featuring an illustration of the DC Comics character Medusa by artist Ross Andru.
Author or copyright owner	DC Comics (publisher)
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	original scan made by Wikipedia user
Date of publication	August 5, 1964
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Medusa (DC Comics)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	This image depicts the character Medusa as she is portrayed in DC Comics publications during what is known as the Silver Age of Comic Books, with art by Ross Andru. Because the Wikipedia article discusses the evolution of the character across several different comic book eras, this image is provided for the purposes of context and comparison.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	The software or website from which the screenshot is taken is copyrighted and not released under a free license, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1)	Because comics are a highly visual medium, it is sometimes necessary to provide illustrations to adequately define and represent the objects of discussion in a Wikipedia article.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	This is a low-resolution screenshot of part of an interior page of a comic book. It is of insufficient quality to be used for the purposes of printed reproduction.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution screenshot from software or a website will not impact the commercial viability of the software or site.
Other information	This image is from the interior page of a comic book. The copyright for this image is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic (DC Comics) or the estate of the illustrator (Ross Andru) who produced the 1964 comic book Wobder Woman (volume 1) #153. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of a single panel from an interior page of a comic book to illustrate the copyrighted character depicted on the excerpted panel in question; 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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Licensing[edit]

This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. The copyright for this image is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or the writer(s) and/or artist(s) which produced the comic in question. It is believed that

the use of low-resolution images of the cover of a comic book to illustrate:
- the issue of the comic book in question;
- the periodical comic book series of which this issue is a part; or
- the copyrighted comic book character(s) or group(s) on the cover of the issue in question;
or the use of low-resolution images of a single panel from a comic strip or an interior page of a comic book to illustrate:
- the scene or storyline depicted, or
- the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;
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	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:06, 13 June 2022		273 × 366 (154 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	22:49, 10 June 2022	No thumbnail	821 × 1,100 (1.49 MB)	MorpheusDescending (talk \| contribs)	Uploading an excerpt from a non-free work using File Upload Wizard

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