1940 sketch of Captain America, used as cover of 1974 Comic Art Convention program book (published by Phil Seuling, died 1984; defunct convention) Art by Joe Simon.
Image is used for purposes of illustration in the above-named article, a subject of public interest.
Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because:
The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights; the product was not sold and has no cover price, but was included with admission to the 1974 New York Comic Art Convention.
Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the program book;
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject;
This particular image is of historic significance, as it depicts the artist-creator's first sketch of the character that is the subject topic.
Illustration of an example within the article. Specifically the original design for the character's shield.
Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because:
The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights; the product was not sold and has no cover price, but was included with admission to the 1974 New York Comic Art Convention.
Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the program book;
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject;
This particular image is of historic significance, as it depicts the first sketch by article-subject Joe Simon of his most enduring fictional creation, Captain America
Image is used for purposes of illustration in the above-named article, a subject of public interest.
Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because:
The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights; the product was not sold and has no cover price, but was included with admission to the 1974 New York Comic Art Convention.
Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the program book;
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject;
This particular image is of historic significance, as it depicts the first sketch by article-subject Joe Simon of his most enduring fictional creation, Captain America
Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because:
The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights; the product was not sold and has no cover price, but was included with admission to the 1974 New York Comic Art Convention.
Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the program book;
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject;
This particular image is of historic significance, as it depicts the first sketch by article-subject Joe Simon of his most enduring fictional creation, Captain America
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,
Cover, 1974 Comic Art Convention program book (published by Phil Sueling, died 1984; defunct convention). Cover art by Joe Simon. Pictured: Captain America Source: http://innocentbystander.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/1974conbook.jpg
