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Description	DC Comics lithograph. Art by Alex Ross.
Source	File taken from the artist's official website Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Original file also would have been placed on DC's site for promotional purposes. Image can be seen on a html page at this page with copyright assigned to DC.
Portion used	Full artwork
Low resolution?	300px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.
Other information	All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are TM & © DC Comics. © 2010 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Non-free media rationale for Joker (character)
Article	Joker (character)
Purpose of use	For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of the article.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for The Man Who Laughs (1928 film)
Article	The Man Who Laughs (1928 film)
Purpose of use	The 1928 film was the inspiration for the character's distinctive appearance, and this character is the subject of critical commentary in the article. Illustration of this similarity provides context and clarity.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

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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,

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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