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Cover of Space Adventures #10 (Spring 1954). Art (pencils & inks) by Steve Ditko

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Space Adventures (comics)

Full front cover as published.

300px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.

Illustration of the comic-book series that is the subject of this article.

No free use image available.

Though it is uncertain whether this image is subject to copyright or has fallen into public domain, 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 the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is from a historically significant issue, one featuring one of the earliest works of the cover artist.
4. The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's, if any's, rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make 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. Assuming it is copyrighted, it is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.