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Cover, Astonishing #30 (Feb. 1954) , Atlas Comics (1950s Marvel Comics). Cover art by Joe Maneely.

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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 publisher from a publication of which the cover illustration was taken.
2. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is from a historically significant "pre-Code" issue with a grisly image not allowed after imposition of the Comics Code Authority. Comic books are a visual medium, and an example of the objectionable visuals that prompted the code is necessary for an understanding of the subject.
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 comic book.
5. It is a low-resolution image.
6. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
7. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value. All Marvel Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are TM & © Marvel Comics, © 1954 Marvel Characters, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.