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| Description | A low-resolution scan of the first page of the comic book story ‘At the Sign of the Lion’, originally published in the British weekly anthology Marvel Comic #335 (cover dated March 28, 1979). The black-and-white image depicts the character Wolverine alone in a tavern setting and features the specific billing caption ‘The X-Men’s Wolverine vs. Hercules!’. Artwork is credited to Ken Landgraf (pencils) and George Pérez (inks). |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Marvel UK |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Marvel Comic #335 (UK) (1979) |
| Date of publication | March 1979 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | At the Sign of the Lion |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | The image is used to visually verify critical historical commentary within the article regarding the story’s status as Wolverine’s first solo appearance. Specifically, the image illustrates:
The specific billing in the opening caption (“Wolverine vs. Hercules”), which is analyzed in the text as evidence of the character’s protagonist status. The visual narrative structure which features Wolverine appearing alone without the X-Men, establishing the solo perspective discussed in the ‘Significance’ section. The original black-and-white formatting of the 1979 UK publication, distinguishing it from later US color reprints. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
The software or website from which the screenshot is taken is copyrighted and not released under a free license, so creation of a free image is not possible. |
| Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1) |
Text alone cannot adequately replicate the specific visual composition and page layout that historians cite as primary evidence for the story’s classification as a ‘solo’ narrative. The reader must see the visual isolation of the character and the specific typographic billing hierarchy (‘Wolverine vs. Hercules’) to fully understand the critical commentary regarding the protagonist’s status. Furthermore, text is insufficient to convey the distinct visual aesthetic of the original black-and-white newsprint publication, which is a key historical differentiator from the widely known color reprints. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | The file consists of a single page from a six-page story contained within a larger weekly anthology issue. It represents a negligible fraction of the complete copyrighted work. The image resolution has been significantly reduced, making it suitable for online identification and critical commentary but unsuitable for high-quality printing or commercial reproduction. It is used only once in the article to simultaneously illustrate the billing, visual composition, and publication format, thereby avoiding the need for multiple separate non-free images. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
The use of a low resolution screenshot from software or a website will not impact the commercial viability of the software or site. |
| Other information | This image is sourced specifically from the original 1979 UK publication (Marvel Comic #335). It differs significantly from later US reprints (such as Marvel Treasury Edition #26) which were colored and resized. This specific black-and-white version is the subject of the historical discussion regarding the story’s release timeline and original editorial context. No free equivalent exists that could effectively illustrate these specific historical and visual details. |
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