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Description	Marvel Tales #93 (Aug. 1949), Timely (Marvel) Comics. Cover art by Martin Nodell.
Source	http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=7756
Portion used	Full front cover as published.
Low resolution?	Low, unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.
Other information	Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: It illustrates an educational article about (for Marvel Tales) the comic book series from which the cover illustration was taken, and (for Martin Nodell, the comic book artist who drew this cover illustration. The image is used as the sole means of visual identification of this publisher's Marvel Tales one of three different publishers' comic books or pulp magazines of that title. The image is from the historically significant first issue (#93, reflecting its renaming and complete overhaul from Marvel Mystery Comics The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book. It is a low-resolution image. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value. The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book. All Marvel Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are TM & © Marvel Comics, © 1949 Marvel Characters, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Non-free media rationale for Martin Nodell
Article	Martin Nodell
Purpose of use	Illustration of the artist's work. Comic books are visual medium, and an illustration of a comic book artist's work is critical to understanding the subject of this article, a comic-book artist. In addition, this cover depicts the first issue of Marvel Tales, a historically significant horror comic that, carrying over the numbering from the major 1940s superhero comic Marvel Mystery Comics, was one of the signal issues in the ending of the Golden Age of Comic Books.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Marvel Mystery Comics
Article	Marvel Mystery Comics
Purpose of use	For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of the article. Comic books are visual medium, and an illustration of a comic book series' format, style, trade dress and other visual factors is critical to understanding the subject of this article,
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	02:12, 14 July 2017		268 × 371 (34 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	03:48, 12 December 2006	No thumbnail	400 × 554 (65 KB)	Tenebrae (talk \| contribs)	Cover, ''Marvel Tales'' #93 (Aug. 1949) Timely (Marvel) Comics. Cover art by Martin Nodell, per [http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=7756 this page] at the Grand Comics Database Source: http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/655/400/655_4_0093.jpg

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