A comic book panel depicting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character Shredder

A picture of Shredder from the first TMNT comic (Scan)

Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

One panel

Small size unsuitable to use for high quality reproduction

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1. It is a low resolution copy of a comic book panel, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product;
2. The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to sell or distribute the original comic book;
3. Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book;
4. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject;
5. This particular issue is considered significant because it is the first appearance of the character;
6. This particular issue is considered significant because it is the first issue of the series;