Captain Thunder, soon to be Captain Marvel, on the cover of the ashcan copy of Flash Comics #1., the most famous ashcan copy publication.

An ashcan copy is a publication produced solely for legal purposes such as copyright and is normally not intended for distribution. To publish is to make publicly known, and in reference to text and images, it can mean distributing paper copies to the public, or putting the content on a website. ... For copyright issues in relation to Wikipedia itself, see Wikipedia:copyrights. ... This page deals with mathematical distributions. ...

One example is the comic book, Flash Comics #1 by Fawcett Comics which introduced Captain Marvel. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Whiz Comics #2, the first appearance of Captain Marvel, the companys most popular character. ... Shazam redirects here. ...

Other entertainment industries have equivalents. The most famous film example is the film, Fantastic Four, produced by Roger Corman which was produced with a two million dollar budget and was not distributed for the rumored reason of maintaining the license to the property. Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Fantastic Four was the title of a low-budget film, directed by Roger Corman, and set to be released in 1994. ... Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American producer and director of low-budget films; as such, he has apprenticed many now-famous directors, stressing the importance of budgeting and resourcefulness. ...