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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Todd McFarlane
Description	Cover of Spider-Man #1, later renamed Peter Parker: Spider-Man (Aug. 1990; standard edition). Art by Todd McFarlane
Source	marvel.com (image link, archive.org link)
Article	Todd McFarlane
Portion used	Full front cover as published.
Low resolution?	Size unsuitable to use for high reproduction.
Purpose of use	For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of the article. The image is significant; it is the first issue of the series on which writer/artist Todd McFarlane continued his rise to fame in the comics industry, and on which he would court controversy for the mature tone, the quality of the writing, and the censorship to which some violent images he drew were censored. This is the Standard edition, published in August, 1990
Replaceable?	No free use image available.
Other information	Published by Marvel Comics
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Todd McFarlane//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spiderman1cover.jpgtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Marvel Comics
Description	Cover of Spider-Man #1, later renamed Peter Parker: Spider-Man (Aug. 1990; standard edition). Art by Todd McFarlane
Source	marvel.com (image link, archive.org link)
Article	Marvel Comics
Portion used	Full front cover as published.
Low resolution?	Size unsuitable to use for high reproduction.
Purpose of use	For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of the article. The image is significant; it is the first issue of the series which would later become "Peter Parker: Spider-Man", featuring the artwork of future-Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane. This is the Standard edition, published in August, 1990
Replaceable?	No free use image available.
Other information	Published by Marvel Comics
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Marvel Comics//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spiderman1cover.jpgtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Peter Parker: Spider-Man
Description	Cover of Spider-Man #1, later renamed Peter Parker: Spider-Man (Aug. 1990; standard edition). Art by Todd McFarlane
Source	marvel.com (image link, archive.org link)
Article	Peter Parker: Spider-Man
Portion used	Full front cover as published.
Low resolution?	Size unsuitable to use for high reproduction.
Purpose of use	For use in the infobox for the storyline as this is the first issue The image is significant; it is the first issue of the series which would later become "Peter Parker: Spider-Man", featuring the artwork of future-Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane. This is the Standard edition, published in August, 1990
Replaceable?	No free use image available.
Other information	Published by Marvel Comics
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Peter Parker: Spider-Man//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spiderman1cover.jpgtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Torment (comics)
Description	Cover of Spider-Man #1, later renamed Peter Parker: Spider-Man (Aug. 1990; standard edition). Art by Todd McFarlane
Source	marvel.com (image link, archive.org link)
Article	Torment (comics)
Portion used	Full front cover as published.
Low resolution?	Size unsuitable to use for high reproduction.
Purpose of use	For use in the infobox for the storyline as this is the first issue The image is significant; it is the first issue of the series which would later become "Peter Parker: Spider-Man", featuring the artwork of future-Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane. This is the Standard edition, published in August, 1990
Replaceable?	No free use image available.
Other information	Published by Marvel Comics
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Torment (comics)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spiderman1cover.jpgtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:50, 1 October 2022		257 × 400 (201 KB)	Locke Cole (talk \| contribs)	actual first printing variant, current image was the 2nd printing variant (gold)
	23:15, 5 December 2017	No thumbnail	254 × 391 (41 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	01:37, 21 October 2007	No thumbnail	300 × 462 (200 KB)	J Greb (talk \| contribs)	Reduced size as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright#Resolution.

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