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Cover, Big Apple Comix (Sept. 1975). Cover art by Wally Wood

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Big Apple Comix

Full cover

yes

To illustrate the single, historically significant publication that is the subject of the article. Comic books are a visual medium, and it is difficult if not impossible to properly describe the comic without an illustration of it.

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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 from which the cover illustration was taken.
2. The comic book is historically significant for reasons discussed within the article.
3. The image is used as the only means of visual identification of the article topic.
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.
8. Copyright 1975 by Flo Steinberg and Big Apple Productions.

Cover, Big Apple Comix (Sept. 1975). Cover art by Wally Wood

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/2285/400/2285_4_01.jpg

Flo Steinberg

Full cover

yes

To illustrate the work of the publisher in the publisher's own article

No free alternative available

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.
2. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The comic book is historically significant for reasons discussed 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 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.
8. Copyright 1975 by Flo Steinberg and Big Apple Productions.