File:Ringmaster (Marvel Comics).png

No higher resolution available.

Ringmaster_(Marvel_Comics).png (211 × 472 pixels, file size: 28 KB, MIME type: image/png)

Summary

This is a modified scan of a comic book panel, taken from The Incredible Hulk, Vol. 1 #3, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, featuring the character Ringmaster, usable under fair use policy (see below) to represent the look of the character.

Licensing

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,
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright for more information.
Fair use

Fair use rationales

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Ringmaster (comics)
Description	This is a modified scan of a comic book panel, taken from The Incredible Hulk, Vol. 1 #3, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, featuring the character Ringmaster
Source	http://www.leaderslair.com/marvelvillains/ringmaster.gif
Article	Ringmaster (comics)
Portion used	Modified panel
Low resolution?	Small size unsuitable to use for high quality reproduction
Purpose of use	Image is used for purposes of illustration in the above-named article, a subject of public interest.
Replaceable?	Image is protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.
Other information	Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because: It is a low resolution copy of a comic book panel, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product; The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to sell or distribute the original comic book; Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic 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 issue is considered significant because it is the first appearance of the character;
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Ringmaster (comics)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ringmaster_(Marvel_Comics).pngtrue

History of Image:Ringmaster.gif

2007-04-30T19:21:39Z Cydebot (Talk | contribs) (360 bytes) (Robot - Renaming non-free template "Comicpanel" per [[Wikipedia:Non-free content/templates]].)
2006-06-20T04:20:22Z GentlemanGhost (Talk | contribs) (/* Summary */ Fair use rationale, Marvel trademark)
2006-06-13T04:33:15Z GentlemanGhost (Talk | contribs) ((c)Marvel Comics, usable under fair use as an excerpt for purposes of study.)
2006-06-13T04:33:11Z GentlemanGhost (Talk | contribs) (318x712) (67647 bytes)

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:00, 11 April 2016		211 × 472 (28 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	01:18, 9 December 2008	No thumbnail	318 × 712 (54 KB)	718 Bot (talk \| contribs)	== Summary == This is a modified scan of a comic book panel, taken from ''The Incredible Hulk'', Vol. 1 #3, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, featuring the character Ringmaster, usable under fair use policy (see below) to repre

You cannot overwrite this file.

File usage

The following page uses this file:

Ringmaster (comics)