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:
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.
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification within the article of Captain America Comics #1.
The image is from the comic in which Captain America first appeared, an issue that is therefore of historical significance to the character and that is discussed at length in the article.
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.
The character and comic book are copyrighted, and so the image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
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.
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification within the article of Captain America Comics #1.
The image is from the comic in which Captain America first appeared, an issue that is therefore of historical significance to the character and that is discussed at length in the article.
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.
The character and comic book are copyrighted, and so the image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Illustration of the artist's work. Also, one of the writer's signature series/characters.
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
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.
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification within the article of Captain America Comics #1.
The image is from the comic in which Captain America first appeared, an issue that is therefore of historical significance to the character and that is discussed at length in the article.
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.
The character and comic book are copyrighted, and so the image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Illustration of an example within the article of one of the publications of the article's subject.
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
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.
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification within the article of Captain America Comics #1.
The image is from the comic in which Captain America first appeared, an issue that is therefore of historical significance to the character and that is discussed at length in the article.
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.
The character and comic book are copyrighted, and so the image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Illustration of an example within the article of one of the publications of the article's subject.
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
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.
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification within the article of Captain America Comics #1.
The image is from the comic in which Captain America first appeared, an issue that is therefore of historical significance to the character and that is discussed at length in the article.
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.
The character and comic book are copyrighted, and so the image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Illustration of an example within the article of one of the publications of the article's subject.
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
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.
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification within the article of Captain America Comics #1.
The image is from the comic in which Captain America first appeared, an issue that is therefore of historical significance to the character and that is discussed at length in the article.
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.
The character and comic book are copyrighted, and so the image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
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,