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Fair use rationale[edit]

Non-free media data
Description	Cover of Superman #1 (Summer, 1939). Art by Joe Shuster.
Source	[1]
Portion used	Full front cover as published.
Low resolution?	300px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.
Other information	All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are TM & © DC Comics. © 1939 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Non-free media rationale for Origin of Superman
Article	Origin of Superman
Purpose of use	Illustration of a specific point within the article.
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 Superman (comic book)
Article	Superman (comic book)
Purpose of use	For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of the article.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Licensing[edit]

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.
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:30, 30 January 2018		256 × 384 (64 KB)	NeoBatfreak (talk \| contribs)	clearer image
	07:26, 24 December 2017	No thumbnail	266 × 375 (36 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	20:43, 14 September 2007	No thumbnail	300 × 423 (64 KB)	J Greb (talk \| contribs)	Reduced size as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright#Resolution.

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Superman (comic book)

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