File:Captain America Comics-1 (March 1941 Timely Comics).jpg

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Description

Cover of Captain America Comics #1 (Mar, 1941). Published by Timely Comics. The debut of Captain America. Art by Jack Kirby.

Source

[1]

Portion used

Full front cover as published.

Low resolution?

259px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction. Slight higher resolution to preserve cover detail legibility

Other information

‹The template Marvel-Comics-trademark-copyright is being considered for merging.› All Marvel Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are TM & © Marvel Comics, © 1941 Marvel Characters, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Non-free media rationale for Captain America
Article

Captain America

Purpose of use

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:

  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 Captain America Comics #1.
  3. 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.
  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. 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.
Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Jack Kirby
Article

Jack Kirby

Purpose of use

Illustration of the artist's work.

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 Captain America Comics #1.
  3. 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.
  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. 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.
Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Joe Simon
Article

Joe Simon

Purpose of use

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:

  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 Captain America Comics #1.
  3. 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.
  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. 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.
Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Timely Comics
Article

Timely Comics

Purpose of use

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:

  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 Captain America Comics #1.
  3. 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.
  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. 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.
Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Article

Adolf Hitler in popular culture

Purpose of use

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:

  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 Captain America Comics #1.
  3. 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.
  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. 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.
Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Captain America Comics
Article

Captain America Comics

Purpose of use

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:

  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 Captain America Comics #1.
  3. 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.
  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. 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.
Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

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