File:AmazingSpider-Man1.jpg

Cover of The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1, 1 (Mar, 1963).Art by Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko.

http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=17568&zoom=4

The Amazing Spider-Man

Full front cover as published.

300px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.

For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of the article.

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1963 Marvel Characters, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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 series from which the cover illustration was taken.
2. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is from an historically significant first issue.
4. 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.
5. It is a low-resolution image.
6. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
7. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.