File:MarvelComics1.jpg

Cover to Marvel Comics #1, published by Timely Comics.

Fair use in Timely Comics
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 Marvel Comics #1.
 * 3) The image is from the cover of the debut issue of Marvel Comics, the first issue published by Timely, and therefore a highly significant image and comic book issue within its history that is discussed at length within the article.
 * 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 comic book is copyrighted, and so the image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

Fair use in Marvel Comics
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 Marvel Comics, the successor to the publisher of the comic book, Timely Comics, 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 Marvel Comics #1.
 * 3) The image is from the cover of the debut issue of Marvel Comics, the first issue published by Timely, and therefore a highly significant image and comic book issue within its history that is discussed at length within the article.
 * 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 comic book is copyrighted, and so the image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

Fair use in Human Torch (android)
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
 * 1) It illustrates the issue in which a fictional character first appeared, in the article about that fictional character.
 * 2) 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.
 * 3) It is a low resolution image.
 * 4) The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
 * 5) The comic book is copyrighted, and so the image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

Fair use in Funnies, Inc.
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 comic book packager that provided the content 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 specific comic book issue.
 * 3) The image is from the cover of the debut issue of Marvel Comics, a historically significant comic book that is discussed at length within the article.
 * 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 comic book is copyrighted, and so the image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

Fair use in Martin Goodman (publisher)
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, and within the context of his career and life.
 * 2) The image is used as the primary means of visual identification within the article of Marvel Comics #1.
 * 3) The image is from the cover of a historically significant comic book issue for which Goodman was the publisher, and which had a significant effect on his career, which is discussed at length within the article.
 * 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 comic book is copyrighted, and so the image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.