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Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	Prototype drawing of the comic book superhero Spawn, drawn by its creator, Todd McFarlane, when he was a teenager.
Author or copyright owner	Todd McFarlane
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: http://68.media.tumblr.com/93b1abe7e3b9be089fa66f1ef23d5ad9/tumblr_nlp1xviudK1tp03mwo1_1280.jpg Immediate source: https://www.vulture.com/2017/03/todd-mcfarlane-still-answers-to-no-one.html
Date of publication	2017
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Todd McFarlane
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	The image illustrates a prototype version of the comics character Spawn, with which its creator achieved immense success as a writer and artist of the book featuring that character, which he parlayed into further success as a toymaker and entrepreneur.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	It is a copyright-protected piece of art of a copyright-protected character and was never published in comics form, but in a 2017 article on the creator, so no free alternative exists.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	All four of the prescribed criteria will be adhered to.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The image was drawn by its creator when he was in his formative years as an artist, and cannot possibly infringe upon his ability to continue profiting from the professionally written and drawn comic book starring this character.
Other information	None.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Todd McFarlane//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PrototypeSpawnByMcFarlane.jpgtrue

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	Prototype drawing of the comic book superhero Spawn, drawn by its creator, Todd McFarlane, when he was a teenager.
Author or copyright owner	Todd McFarlane
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: http://68.media.tumblr.com/93b1abe7e3b9be089fa66f1ef23d5ad9/tumblr_nlp1xviudK1tp03mwo1_1280.jpg Immediate source: https://www.vulture.com/2017/03/todd-mcfarlane-still-answers-to-no-one.html
Date of publication	2017
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Spawn (comics)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	The image illustrates a prototype version of the character that serves as the subject of the article.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	It is a copyright-protected piece of art of a copyright-protected character and was never published in comics form, but in a 2017 article on the creator, so no free alternative exists.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	All four of the prescribed criteria will be adhered to.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The image was drawn by its creator when he was in his formative years as an artist, and cannot possibly infringe upon his ability to continue profiting from the professionally written and drawn comic book starring this character.
Other information	None.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Spawn (comics)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PrototypeSpawnByMcFarlane.jpgtrue

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where no free alternative exists or can be created,
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	15:19, 1 October 2019		247 × 402 (30 KB)	Nightscream (talk \| contribs)	Removed blemish from lower left corner.
	00:03, 1 October 2019	No thumbnail	247 × 402 (17 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	18:10, 30 September 2019	No thumbnail	552 × 900 (61 KB)	Nightscream (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free file using File Upload Wizard

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