This image, Action1.jpg, is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I (HidingTalk) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
No free alternative can exist given the likeness of the character Superman is a trademark and thus protected;
It is a low resolution copy of a comic book cover;
It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the comic book in any way;
Copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book cover art on another comic book;
The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero;
The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use;
No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article.
It illustrates two educational articles about these interrelated topics (cf Superhero).
The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
The image is from the historically significant first appearance of the character Superman, the seminal archetype of the superhero, in one of the first major American comic books. It is one of the most famous and historically significant publications of what fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.
The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero.
The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use.
No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article.
It illustrates two educational articles about these interrelated topics (cf Superhero).
The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
The image is from the historically significant first appearance of the character Superman, the seminal archetype of the superhero, in one of the first major American comic books. It is one of the most famous and historically significant publications of what fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.
The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero.
The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use.
No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article.
It illustrates two educational articles about these interrelated topics (cf Superhero).
The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
The image is from the historically significant first appearance of the character Superman, the seminal archetype of the superhero, in one of the first major American comic books. It is one of the most famous and historically significant publications of what fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.
The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero.
The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use.
No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article.
It illustrates two educational articles about these interrelated topics (cf Superhero).
The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
The image is from the historically significant first appearance of the character Superman, the seminal archetype of the superhero, in one of the first major American comic books. It is one of the most famous and historically significant publications of what fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.
The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero.
The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use.
No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
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