File:Marvel Feature 1 (1971).jpg

Marvel Feature #1, vol. 1 (December, 1971), the first appearance of the Defenders. © Marvel Comics. Art by Neal Adams.

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1. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic, the comic book title Marvel Feature.
2. The image is from the cover of the debut issue of the comic book, and so represents a historically significant issue.
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.
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6. The comic book 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. The image is used as visual identification for the characters depicted, who debuted as the superhero team "the Defenders" in the comic book issue from which the cover image was taken.
2. 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.
3. It is a low resolution image.
4. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
5. The comic book is copyrighted, and so it is impossible to replace it with an uncopyrighted or freely licensed image.

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