File:SHIELD 4 variant cover.jpg

This image of the main cast of the comic S.H.I.E.L.D., 4493459-04-variant.jpg is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I MayCauseDrowsiness feel it is covered by our fair use policy and the U.S. fair use laws because:

   it is a low resolution copy of a digitally released representation of a cover to one collection of the series;
   it does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the comic strip story itself or representations of the cover in any way;
   copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the cover artwork in another comic book or cover collection;
   the image is significant because it is by the artistic creator, Colleen Doran;
   the image illustrates the cast of the comic book in question, and as such discussed in the article;
   the image allows the reader to understand the nature of the characters and the work;
   the image illustrates points made within the article regarding the artistic style used within the work

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