RingoKidn1p1-Maneely.jpg

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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Ringo Kid
Description	Page 1, The Ringo Kid Western #1. Art by Joe Maneely. Atlas Comics (Aug. 1954)
Source	http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kinetics/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/A-Kirb-Kin-Ringo-Maneely.jpg
Article	Ringo Kid
Portion used	First page as published; 1/36th of comic
Low resolution?	yes. The 400px size is the minimum needed to render the text, an integral part of this image, readable. It remains of such low resolution that no commercially usable copy could be made
Purpose of use	To illustrate the character in the character's own article, specifically, the character's very first appearance, with accompanying text describing his series' theme
Replaceable?	No free alternative available
Other information	Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: It illustrates an educational article about the comic book character depicted. It is historically significant as the first appearance of the character. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic. The use of the image 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. It is a low-resolution image at the smallest possible size for text to be marginally readable. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Ringo Kid//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RingoKidn1p1-Maneely.jpgtrue

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- the issue of the comic book in question;
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- the scene or storyline depicted, or
- the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;
where no free alternative exists or can be created,
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qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright for more information.
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	19:32, 10 September 2011	No thumbnail	400 × 568 (215 KB)	Tenebrae (talk \| contribs)	{{Non-free media rationale \|Description= Page 1, ''The Ringo Kid Western'' #1. Art by Joe Maneely. Atlas Comics (Aug. 1954) \|Article = Ringo Kid \|Source= http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kinetics/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/A-Kirb-

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