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Description	Cover of Action Comics 1 (Jun 1938 DC Comics), art by Joe Shuster, art, and Jack Adler, color^[1]
Source	"DC Comics Celebrates 'Action Comics' #1000 and 80 Years of Superman With Commemorative Book: Exclusive" at Newsweek. Retrieved . (similar file if not the one originally uploaded.)
Portion used	Full front cover as published.
Low resolution?	2560px size unsuitable to use for high reproduction.
Other information	All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are TM & © DC Comics, © 1938 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This image, Action1.jpg, is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I (Hiding Talk) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: No free alternative can exist given the likeness of the character Superman is a trademark and thus protected; It is a low resolution copy of a comic book cover; It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the comic book in any way; Copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book cover art on another comic book; The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero; The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use;

Non-free media rationale for Action Comics
Article	Action Comics
Purpose of use	For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of the article. The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero. The image is from the historically significant debut issue of the series. It illustrates an educational article about the comic book from which the cover illustration was taken.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Action Comics 1
Article	Action Comics 1
Purpose of use	For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of the article. The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero. The image is from the historically significant debut issue of the series. It illustrates an educational article about the comic book from which the cover illustration was taken.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for American comic book
Article	American comic book
Purpose of use	Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article. It illustrates two educational articles about these interrelated topics (cf Superhero). The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic. The image is from the historically significant first appearance of the character Superman, the seminal archetype of the superhero, in one of the first major American comic books. It is one of the most famous and historically significant publications of what fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero. The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Publication history of Superman
Article	Publication history of Superman
Purpose of use	Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article. It illustrates two educational articles about these interrelated topics (cf Superhero). The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic. The image is from the historically significant first appearance of the character Superman, the seminal archetype of the superhero, in one of the first major American comic books. It is one of the most famous and historically significant publications of what fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero. The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Superman
Article	Superman
Purpose of use	Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article. It illustrates two educational articles about these interrelated topics (cf Superhero). The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic. The image is from the historically significant first appearance of the character Superman, the seminal archetype of the superhero, in one of the first major American comic books. It is one of the most famous and historically significant publications of what fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero. The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Ashcan copy
Article	Ashcan copy
Purpose of use	Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article. In conjunction with another image, it allows a reader to understand the differences between an ashcan copy and a salable copy.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Superman
Article	Superman
Purpose of use	Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article. It illustrates two educational articles about these interrelated topics (cf Superhero). The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic. The image is from the historically significant first appearance of the character Superman, the seminal archetype of the superhero, in one of the first major American comic books. It is one of the most famous and historically significant publications of what fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero. The issue in question is discussed within the article, thus using this image to identify the issue is thought fair use.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for DC Comics
Article	DC Comics
Purpose of use	Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article. In conjunction with another image, it allows a reader to understand the differences between an ashcan copy and a salable copy.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

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References

"Action Comics #1". comics.org. The Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2010-09-12.