File:Funky koval 02.jpg

Cover of Funky Koval #2 from 1980s, Poland.

Rationale: to illustrate the comic and character in question with low-quality scan, no free variant possible

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws, and the stricter requirements of Wikipedia's non-free content policies, because:

1. It illustrates an educational article about the legendary Polish comic book that the image represents.
2. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. It is a low resolution image, and thus not suitable for production of counterfeit goods.
4. The logo is not used in such a way that a reader would be confused into believing that the article is written or authorized by the owner of the logo.
5. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. The copyright for this image is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or the writer(s) and/or artist(s) which produced the comic in question. It is believed that

• the use of low-resolution images of the cover of a comic book to illustrate:
  • the issue of the comic book in question;
  • the periodical comic book series of which this issue is a part; or
  • the copyrighted comic book character(s) or group(s) on the cover of the issue in question;
• or the use of low-resolution images of a single panel from a comic strip or an interior page of a comic book to illustrate:
  • 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,
• on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

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