File:Adventure into Fear 20.jpg

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Adventure into Fear #20 (February, 1974), the first solo feature of Morbius, the Living Vampire. Art by Gil Kane. © Marvel Comics.

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
  2. The image is from the cover of a comic book that represents a significant use of the character Morbius, namely its first issue as the main feature of a comic book title.
  3. The use of the comic book 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 book.
  4. It is a low resolution image.
  5. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
  6. The character is copyrighted, and so it is impossible to replace it with an uncopyrighted or freely licensed image.

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. It illustrates an educational article about the comic book from which the cover illustration was taken.
  2. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of a major run of the comic book title that is the article topic.
  3. 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 book.
  4. It is a low resolution image.
  5. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
  6. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

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