File:1974ComicArtCon book.jpg

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Non-free media data
Description	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.
Source	http://innocentbystander.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/1974conbook.jpg Retrieved 2006-04-24
Portion used	Full cover of the program.
Low resolution?	200px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.
Other information	(sektch) All Marvel Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are TM & © Marvel Comics, © 1940 Marvel Characters, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. (program) © 1974

Non-free media rationale for Captain America
Article	Captain America
Purpose of use	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.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Captain America's shield
Article	Captain America's shield
Purpose of use	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
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Comic Art Convention
Article	Comic Art Convention
Purpose of use	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
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Joe Simon
Article	Joe Simon
Purpose of use	Illustration of the artist's work. 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
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Licensing

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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.
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current	04:08, 25 April 2006		200 × 306 (15 KB)	Tenebrae (talk \| contribs)	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

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